Genus: Astridia
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> Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Order:
Caryophyllales > Family:
Aizoaceae
> Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Twelve
species, endemic to the Northern Cape (South Africa) and southern Namibia.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Astridia alba
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Astridia citrina
See Glen (1984a). |
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Astridia dulcis |
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Astridia hallii
[= Astridia ruschii]
See Glen (1984b). |
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Astridia herrei |
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Astridia hillii |
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Astridia longifolia |
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Astridia lutata |
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Astridia rubra |
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Astridia speciosa |
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Astridia vanheerdei |
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Astridia velutina
See Glen (1988). |
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Publications
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Glen, H.F. 1984a. Astridia citrina. Flowering Plants of
Africa 48: t.1917.
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Glen, H.F. 1984b. Astridia ruschii. Flowering Plants of
Africa 48: t.1894.
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Glen, H.F. 1986. Numerical taxonomic studies in the
subtribe Ruschiinae (Mesembryanthemaceae)—Astridia,
Acrodon and Ebracteola. Bothalia 16: 203–226.
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Glen, H.F. 1988. Astridia velutina. Flowering Plants of
Africa 50: t.1970.
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