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''Oophytum'' is a genus of succulent plants 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 ...
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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 ...
.''Oophytum'' N.E.Br.
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Both species are endemic to the
Knersvlakte The Knersvlakte is a region of hilly terrain covered with quartz gravel in Namaqualand in the north-west corner of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The name, literally "gnashing plain" in Afrikaans,Oophytum nanum'' *'' Oophytum oviforme''


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Oophytum Plants in the Knersvlakte The Plant List
Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera Taxa named by N. E. Brown {{Aizoaceae-stub