''Stoeberia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

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 1800 species. They are commonly known as ice plants or carpet weeds. They are often called vygies in South Africa and New ...

. It is native to Namibia and also 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 ...

in the South African Republic. The genus name of ''Stoeberia'' is in honour of Ernst Stoeber (1889–1927?), a German teacher and botanist in

Lüderitz Lüderitz is a town in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It lies on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It is a port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island. The town is known for its colonial architecture, includi ...

in present-day Namibia. It was first described and published in Z. Sukkulentenk. Vol.3 on page 17 in 1927.

Known species

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Stoeberia arborea ''Stoeberia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Namibia and also the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. The genus name of ''Stoeberia'' is in honour of Ernst Stoeber (1889–1927?), ...

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Stoeberia beetzii ''Stoeberia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Namibia and also the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. The genus name of ''Stoeberia'' is in honour of Ernst Stoeber (1889–1927?), ...

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Stoeberia carpii ''Stoeberia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Namibia and also the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. The genus name of ''Stoeberia'' is in honour of Ernst Stoeber (1889–1927?), ...

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Stoeberia frutescens ''Stoeberia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Namibia and also the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. The genus name of ''Stoeberia'' is in honour of Ernst Stoeber (1889–1927?), ...

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Stoeberia giftbergensis ''Stoeberia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Namibia and also the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. The genus name of ''Stoeberia'' is in honour of Ernst Stoeber (1889–1927?), ...

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Stoeberia gigas ''Stoeberia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Namibia and also the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. The genus name of ''Stoeberia'' is in honour of Ernst Stoeber (1889–1927?), ...

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Stoeberia utilis ''Stoeberia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Namibia and also the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. The genus name of ''Stoeberia'' is in honour of Ernst Stoeber (1889–1927?), ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q762115 Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera Plants described in 1927 Flora of Namibia Flora of the Cape Provinces Taxa named by Kurt Dinter Taxa named by Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes