Vanheerdea Explained

Vanheerdea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.^[1] It is also in Tribe Ruschieae.

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

Known species

As accepted by Kew:

• Vanheerdea divergens (L.Bolus) L.Bolus ex S.A.Hammer
• Vanheerdea primosii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann
• Vanheerdea roodiae (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann

The genus name of Vanheerdea is in honour of Pieter van Heerde (1893–1979), a South African teacher and plant collector.^[2] It was first described and published in Bradleya Vol.10 on page 15 in 1992.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vanheerdea L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 12 March 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.