Galenia - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Galenia is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

of low growing perennial herbs in the family Aizoaceae

Aizoaceae

The Family Aizoaceae or Ficoidaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1900 species. They are commonly known as stone plants or carpet weeds. Species that resemble stones or pebbles are sometimes called mesembs...

. The genus is endemic to southern Africa

Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...

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Species include::

Galenia acutifolia Adamson
Galenia affinis Sond.
Galenia africana L.
Galenia collina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp.
Galenia crystallina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Fenzl
Galenia cymosa Adamson
Galenia dregeana Fenzl ex Sond.
Galenia ecklonis Walp.
Galenia exigua Adamson
Galenia filiformis (Thunb.) N.E.Br.
Galenia fruticosa (L.f.) Sond.
Galenia glandulifera Bittrich
Galenia hemisphaerica Adamson
Galenia herniariaefolia (C.Presl) Fenzl
Galenia hispidissima Fenzl
Galenia meziana K.Müll.
Galenia namaensis Schinz
Galenia portulacacea Fenzl
Galenia procumbens L.f.
Galenia prostrata G.Schellenb.
Galenia pruinosa Sond.
Galenia pubescens
Galenia pubescens
Galenia pubescens is a low-growing perennial herb in the family Aizoaceae. It is native to southern Africa and naturalised elsewhere.-Description:...

(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce – Galenia, Coastal Galenia
Galenia rigida Adamson
Galenia sarcophylla Fenzl
Galenia secunda (L.f.) Sond.
Galenia squamulosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Fenzl
Galenia subcarnosa Adamson

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