Dintera

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Dintera

Genus of plants

Dintera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It contains just one species, Dintera pterocaulis Stapf, which comes from Namibia.[1]

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The genus name of Dintera is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa.[2] The Latin specific epithet of pterocaulis refers to petro meaning rock or stone and 'caulis' (a Greek word) meaning stem or stalk. It was first published and described by German botanist Otto Stapf in Mém. Herb. Boissier Vol.20 on page 29 in 1900.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Dintera Stapf | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  3. [3]
    "Dintera pterocaulis Stapf | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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