''Stoeberia'' 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 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. Lüderitz had a population of 16,125 people in 2023. Th ...

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

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Stoeberia arborea'' *'' Stoeberia beetzii'' *'' Stoeberia carpii'' *'' Stoeberia frutescens'' *'' Stoeberia giftbergensis'' *'' Stoeberia gigas'' *'' Stoeberia utilis''

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