Drosanthemum

Drosanthemum ("dewflowers") is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of southern Africa, including Namibia and the Cape Provinces and Free State of South Africa.[1] Most species bear colorful flowers.

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Drosanthemum
Drosanthemum speciosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Drosanthemum
Schwantes
Species

90-120 - see text

The name Drosanthemum means "dew-flower" in Greek, and refers to the characteristic shiny translucent papillae, which cover the succulent leaves and flower buds.[2]

Species

110 species are accepted:[1]

  • Drosanthemum acuminatum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum acutifolium (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum albens L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum albiflorum (L.Bolus) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum ambiguum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum anemophilum van Jaarsv. & S.A.Hammer
  • Drosanthemum anomalum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum archeri L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum attenuatum (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum austricola L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum autumnale L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum barkerae L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum bellum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum bicolor L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum boerhavii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Drosanthemum brakfonteinense Liede, A.Schweiger & H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Drosanthemum breve L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum brevifolium (Aiton) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum calycinum (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum capillare (L.f.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum cereale L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum chrysum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum collinum (Sond.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum comptonii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum concavum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum crassum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum curtophyllum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum cymiferum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum deciduum H.E.K.Hartmann & Bruckm.
  • Drosanthemum decumbens (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv.
  • Drosanthemum dejagerae L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum delicatulum (L.Bolus) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum dipageae H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Drosanthemum duplessiae L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum eburneum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum ecclesianum Liede & H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Drosanthemum edwardsiae L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum erigeriflorum (Jacq.) Stearn
  • Drosanthemum exspersum (N.E.Br.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum filiforme L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum flammeum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum flavum (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum floribundum (Haw.) Schwantes, syn. D. candens (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum fourcadei (L.Bolus) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum framesii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum fulleri L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum giffenii (L.Bolus) Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen
  • Drosanthemum glabrescens L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum globosum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum godmaniae L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum gracillimum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum hallii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum hirtellum (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum hispidum (L.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum hispifolium (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum inornatum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum intermedium L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum jamesii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum karrooense L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum latipetalum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum lavisii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum laxum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum leipoldtii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum leptum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum lignosum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum lique (N.E.Br.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum longipes (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Drosanthemum luederitzii (Engl.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum macrocalyx L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum maculatum (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum marinum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum mathewsii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum micans (L.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum muirii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum nollothense Liede & H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Drosanthemum nordenstamii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum obibense Liede & H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Drosanthemum oculatum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum opacum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum overbergense Klak
  • Drosanthemum pallens (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum papillatum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum parvifolium Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum pauper (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum praecultum (N.E.Br.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum prostratum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum pubipetalum (L.Bolus) Klak
  • Drosanthemum pulchellum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum pulchrum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum pulverulentum (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum quadratum Klak
  • Drosanthemum ramosissimum (Schltr.) L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum salicola L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum schoenlandianum (Schltr.) L.Bolus[3]
  • Drosanthemum semiglobosum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum speciosum (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum stokoei L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum striatum (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum subclausum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum subcompressum (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Drosanthemum subplanum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum subspinosum (Kuntze) H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Drosanthemum tetramerum H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Drosanthemum thudichumii L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum tuberculiferum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum uniondalense H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Drosanthemum vandermerwei L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum vespertinum L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum wittebergense L.Bolus
  • Drosanthemum worcesterense L.Bolus

References
  1. Drosanthemum Schwantes. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. "Drosanthemum in Flora of North America @". Efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  3. "Drosanthemum schoenlandianum (Schltr.) L.Bolus | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
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