Schwantesia is a genus of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is named in honor of the German botanist and archaeologist Gustav Schwantes (1881–1960).Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen
Schwantesia species resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely Lithops, Dinteranthus and Lapidaria.
Species Eleven species are accepted. Schwantesia acutipetala L.Bolus Schwantesia borcherdsii L.Bolus Schwantesia constanceae N.Zimm. Schwantesia herrei L.Bolus Schwantesia loeschiana Tischer Schwantesia marlothii L.Bolus Schwantesia pillansii L.Bolus Schwantesia ruedebuschii Dinter Schwantesia speciosa L.Bolus Schwantesia succumbens (Dinter) Dinter ex H.Jacobsen Schwantesia triebneri L.Bolus
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