''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

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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

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3061160 Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera Taxa named by Louisa Bolus Taxa named by Heidrun Hartmann Plants described in 1992 Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces