''Esterhuysenia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Aizoaceae
The Aizoaceae (), or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1,800 species. Several genera are commonly known as 'ice plants' or 'carpet weeds'. The Aizoaceae are also referred to a ...
.
Its native to the
Cape Provinces
The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sou ...
of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
.
The genus name of ''Esterhuysenia'' is in honour of
Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen (1912–2006), a South African botanist,
and it was first described and published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.33 on page 308 in 1967.
Known species:
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Esterhuysenia alpina''
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Esterhuysenia drepanophylla''
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Esterhuysenia inclaudens''
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Esterhuysenia knysnana''
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Esterhuysenia mucronata''
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Esterhuysenia stokoei''
References
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Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae genera
Plants described in 1967
Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces
Taxa named by Louisa Bolus