''Juttadinteria'' is a genus of

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s in 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 ...

Distribution and habitat

''Juttadinteria'' species are native to the

ǁKaras Region The ǁKharas Region (pronounced , with a lateral click, former name Karas Region, without the click) is the southernmost, largest, and least densely populated of the 14 regions of Namibia; its capital is Keetmanshoop. The name assigned to the r ...

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

and the

Northern Cape Province The Northern Cape ( ; ; ) is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of the Kga ...

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. They grow in

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sands and

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s on both flat and sloped ground.

Species

This genus includes the following species: *'' Juttadinteria albata'' ( L.Bolus) L.Bolus –

and

*'' Juttadinteria attenuata'' Walgate – Namibia and South Africa *'' Juttadinteria ausensis'' (L.Bolus) Schwantes – Namibia *''

Juttadinteria deserticola ''Juttadinteria deserticola'' is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae that is native to Namibia and South Africa. Distribution and habitat ''J. deserticola'' is known from Lüderitz in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia and Namaqualand in South ...

'' ( Marloth) Schwantes – Namibia and South Africa *'' Juttadinteria simpsonii'' ( Dinter) Schwantes – Namibia

References

Aizoaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Flora of Southern Africa Taxa named by Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes {{Aizoaceae-stub