Hallianthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Hallianthus planus (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann[2]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Hallianthus H.E.K.Hartmann |
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It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic.[2]
The genus name of Hallianthus is in honour of Harry Hall (1906–1986), a British-born horticulturist, botanist and succulent plant authority.[3] The Latin specific epithet of planus refers to flat.[4] Hallianthus planus was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.104 on page 167 in 1983.[2]
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