Antimima

For the moth genus, see Antimima (moth).

Antimima is a succulent plant genus in the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to South Africa and Namibia.^[1]

Antimima
Antimima evoluta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Subfamily:	Ruschioideae
Tribe:	Ruschieae
Genus:	Antimima N.E.Br.

Description

The Greek word "antimimos" means "imitating", and refers to the similarity some species have to the different genus Argyroderma.

The species of this varied genus typically grow as dense cushions or mats. Otherwise, Antimima species are very similar in their superficial looks to the related genus Ruschia, with 3-sided waxy succulent leaves, and pink or white flowers.^[2]

Species

Antimima contains 106 accepted species that were separated from the related Ruschia genus, including:

• Antimima argentea, (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
• Antimima aurasensis, H.E.K.Hartmann
• Antimima buchubergensis, (Dinter) H.E.K.Hartmann
• Antimima eendornensis, (Dinter) H.E.K.Hartmann
• Antimima modesta, (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
• Antimima pumila (L.Bolus ex Fedde & C.Schust.) H.E.K.Hartmann (syn. of Ruschia pumila)^[3]
• Antimima quartzitica, (Dinter) H.E.K.Hartmann