Stoeberia Explained

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

It is native to Namibia and also the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.

The genus name of Stoeberia is in honour of Ernst Stoeber (1889–1927?), a German teacher and botanist in Lüderitz in present-day Namibia.^[2] It was first described and published in Z. Sukkulentenk. Vol.3 on page 17 in 1927.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Stoeberia arborea
• Stoeberia beetzii
• Stoeberia carpii
• Stoeberia frutescens
• Stoeberia giftbergensis
• Stoeberia gigas
• Stoeberia utilis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stoeberia Dinter & Schwantes Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 19 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.