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Prenia Mesembryanthemoideae

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Prenia N.E.Br. GC 1925: 412, 433; Bittrich 1987: 5–116; Gerbaulet BJS 1995: 385–399; Gerbaulet BJS 1996: 25–40; Gerbaulet 2001 in Hartmann 2001: 224–227; Klak et al. 2007: 737–756; Gerbaulet 2012: 187–198; Klak & Bruyns 2013: 197–206 ≡ M. sect. Flaviflora Haw. 1803: 19 ≡ Phyllobolus subg. Prenia (N.E.Br.) Bittrich 1987: 75 Lectotypus, designated by Brown GC 1928a: 268, P. pallens (Aiton) N.E.Br. ≡ Phyllobolus pallens (Aiton) Bittrich Etym Gk prenes, prone or bent forward, referring to the decumbent flowering branches; this is true for most species.

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Gerbaulet, M. (2017). Prenia Mesembryanthemoideae . In: Hartmann, H. (eds) Aizoaceae. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49260-4_111

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