''Marlothistella'' 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 ...

. It is 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 ...

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 ''Marlothistella'' is in honour of

Rudolf Marloth Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth (28 December 1855 Lübben, Germany – 15 May 1931 Caledon, Cape Province) was a German-born South African botanist, pharmacist and analytical chemist, best known for his ''Flora of South Africa'' which appeared i ...

(1855–1931), a German-born South African botanist, pharmacist and analytical chemist, best known for his ''Flora of South Africa''. It was first described and published in Gartenwelt Vol.32 on page 599 in 1928. Species Known, according to Kew: *'' Marlothistella stenophylla'' *''

Marlothistella uniondalensis ''Marlothistella'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. The genus name of ''Marlothistella'' is in honour of Rudolf Marloth (1855–1931), a German-born South Afric ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17376246 Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera Plants described in 1928 Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces