| Vanheerdea | |
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| Vanheerdea roodiae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Vanheerdea L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann |
| Synonyms | |
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Vanheerdia L.Bolus | |
Vanheerdea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is also in Tribe Ruschieae.
It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic.
Known species
As accepted by Kew:
- Vanheerdea divergens (L.Bolus) L.Bolus ex S.A.Hammer
- Vanheerdea primosii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann
- Vanheerdea roodiae (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann
The genus name of Vanheerdea is in honour of Pieter van Heerde (1893–1979), a South African teacher and plant collector. It was first described and published in Bradleya Vol.10 on page 15 in 1992.
References
- ^ "Vanheerdea L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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| Vanheerdea | |