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Peersia
Genus of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peersia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]
It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.[1]
The genus name of Peersia is in honour of Victor Stanley Peers (1874–1940), an Australian botanist, plant collector, and amateur archeologist.[2] It was first described and published in Fl. Pl. South Africa Vol.7 on table 264 in 1927.[1]
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Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Peersia frithii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
- Peersia macradenia (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
- Peersia vanheerdei (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
References
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