Mossia
| Mossia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Mossia N.E.Br.
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| Species: | M. intervallaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Mossia intervallaris (L.Bolus) N.E.Br.
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| Synonyms | |
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Mossia is a
monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Mossia intervallaris.[2]
Its native range is
least concern on the Red List of South African Plants.[3]
The genus name of Mossia is in honour of
nodes).[5] Both the genus and species were first described and published in Gard. Chron., series 3, Vol.87 on page 71 in 1930.[2]
References
- ^ "Mossia N.E.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mossia intervallaris (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | Genus: Mossia". redlist.sanbi.org. SANBI Red List of South African Plants. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Heidrun E.K. Hartmann (editor) Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Aizoaceae F-Z (2002), p. 91, at Google Books
Other sources
- Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Pfab, M.F. and Victor, J.E. 2002. Threatened plants of Gauteng, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 68:370-375.
- Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.