Dinteranthus
Dinteranthus is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae. It occurs in the arid northwestern parts of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa and the southeastern parts of Namibia.
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| A flowering Dintheranthus wilmotianus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Dinteranthus Schwantes |
Description and taxonomy
The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely Lithops, Lapidaria and Schwantesia, although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface.
Species list
It contains the following species:
- Dinteranthus inexpectatus
- Dinteranthus pole-evansii
- Dinteranthus puberulus
- Dinteranthus vanzylii
- Dinteranthus willmotianus
Large stand of Dinteranthus microspermus puberulus
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