Esterhuysenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
Tribe: | Ruschieae |
Genus: |
Esterhuysenia L.Bolus |
Esterhuysenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. [1]
Its native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1]
The genus name of Esterhuysenia is in honour of Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen (1912–2006), a South African botanist, [2] and it was first described and published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.33 on page 308 in 1967. [1]
Known species: [1]