''Vanheerdea'' 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 also in Tribe Ruschieae.
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 ...
of the
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 ...
n Republic.
Known species
As accepted by Kew:
* ''
Vanheerdea divergens''
(L.Bolus) L.Bolus ex S.A.Hammer
* ''
Vanheerdea primosii''
(L.Bolus) L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann
* ''
Vanheerdea roodiae''
(N.E.Br.) L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann
The genus name of ''Vanheerdea'' is in honour of Pieter van Heerde (1893–1979), a South African teacher and plant collector.
It was first described and published in Bradleya Vol.10 on page 15 in 1992.
References
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Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae genera
Taxa named by Louisa Bolus
Taxa named by Heidrun Hartmann
Plants described in 1992
Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces