Hallianthus

<i>Hallianthus</i>

Hallianthus

Genus of plants

Hallianthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Hallianthus planus[2]

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It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic.[2]

The genus name of Hallianthus is in honour of Harry Hall (1906–1986), a British-born horticulturist, botanist and succulent plant authority.[3] The Latin specific epithet of planus refers to flat.[4] Hallianthus planus was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.104 on page 167 in 1983.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Hallianthus H.E.K.Hartmann | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Hallianthus planus (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. [3]
    Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  4. [4]
    Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.
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