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Stayneria neilii | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
Tribe: | Ruschieae |
Genus: |
Stayneria L.Bolus |
Species: | S. neilii
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Binomial name | |
Stayneria neilii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Stayneria (or 'white-flowered mesemb' [2] [3]) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. [4] It contains a single species, Stayneria neilii. [4] It is in the subfamily Ruschioideae and the tribe Ruschieae. [5]
It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic. [4] It grows on acid, quartzitic sandstone soil among rocks with taller shrubby vegetation. [6]
It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List due to habitat loss caused by the expansion of nearby vineyards. [6]
Stayneria neilii is a stout woody shrub of up to 1.5 m in height, bearing reddish brown stems with persistent hardened remains of old leaves. The stem-clasping leaves are dark green, three-sided with a sharp bottom edge and smell like berries. Fragrant leaves in the Aizoaceae family are uncommon and therefore this is an almost unique characteristic rarely found in other genera. Small daisy-like white to pink flowers are arranged in terminal groups of three to seven and borne during the winter and early spring (July to September in the southern hemisphere). [6]
The genus name of Stayneria is in honour of Frank J. Stayner (1907–1981), a South African horticulturist and specialist in succulents. He was also the curator at the Karoo botanical garden. [7] [8] The Latin specific epithet of neilii refers to the 20th century South African dairy farmer and nurseryman Mr Neil. [6] The genus was first described and published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.27 on page 47 in 1960. [4] The species was published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.33 on page 306 in 1967. [1]
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species. [9]
Stayneria | |
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Stayneria neilii | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
Tribe: | Ruschieae |
Genus: |
Stayneria L.Bolus |
Species: | S. neilii
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Binomial name | |
Stayneria neilii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Stayneria (or 'white-flowered mesemb' [2] [3]) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. [4] It contains a single species, Stayneria neilii. [4] It is in the subfamily Ruschioideae and the tribe Ruschieae. [5]
It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic. [4] It grows on acid, quartzitic sandstone soil among rocks with taller shrubby vegetation. [6]
It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List due to habitat loss caused by the expansion of nearby vineyards. [6]
Stayneria neilii is a stout woody shrub of up to 1.5 m in height, bearing reddish brown stems with persistent hardened remains of old leaves. The stem-clasping leaves are dark green, three-sided with a sharp bottom edge and smell like berries. Fragrant leaves in the Aizoaceae family are uncommon and therefore this is an almost unique characteristic rarely found in other genera. Small daisy-like white to pink flowers are arranged in terminal groups of three to seven and borne during the winter and early spring (July to September in the southern hemisphere). [6]
The genus name of Stayneria is in honour of Frank J. Stayner (1907–1981), a South African horticulturist and specialist in succulents. He was also the curator at the Karoo botanical garden. [7] [8] The Latin specific epithet of neilii refers to the 20th century South African dairy farmer and nurseryman Mr Neil. [6] The genus was first described and published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.27 on page 47 in 1960. [4] The species was published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.33 on page 306 in 1967. [1]
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species. [9]