Hammeria Explained

Hammeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.^[1]

It is native to the Cape Provinces of the South African Republic.

The genus name of Hammeria is in honour of Steven A. Hammer (b. 1951), American botanist, horticulturist and plant collector and specialist in Conophytum.^[2] It was first described and published in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) Vol.70 on page 204 in 1998.

Known species, according to Kew:

• Hammeria cedarbergensis
• Hammeria gracilis
• Hammeria meleagris

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hammeria Burgoyne Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 14 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.