Hammeria

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Hammeria
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Hammeria
Burgoyne

Hammeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]

It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic.[1]

The genus name of Hammeria is in honour of Steven A. Hammer (b. 1951), American botanist, horticulturist and plant collector and specialist in Conophytum.[2] It was first described and published in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) Vol.70 on page 204 in 1998.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Klak
  • Burgoyne
  • (L.Bolus) Klak

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Hammeria Burgoyne | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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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