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Saphesia Ruschioideae

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Saphesia N.E.Br. GC 1932: 205; Ihlenfeldt & Gerbaulet 1990: 457–498; Hartmann 2001: 186 Typus S. flaccida (Jacquin) N.E.Br. Etym Gk saphes, distinct, “because the plant is quite distinct from every other known member of the family” (Brown 1932: 205).

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Hartmann, H.E.K. (2017). Saphesia Ruschioideae . In: Hartmann, H. (eds) Aizoaceae. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49260-4_122

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