Dintera

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Gratioleae
Genus: Dintera
Species: D. pterocaulis
Name

Dintera Stapf Mém. Herb. Boissier 20: 28. (1900)
monotypic taxon

References

Stapf, O. (1900) Mémoires de l'Herbier Boissier 20: 28.
The Plant List 2013. Dintera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2014 May 31.
Tropicos.org 2014. Dintera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2014.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Dintera. Published online. Accessed: May 31 2014.

Dintera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It contains just one species, Dintera pterocaulis Stapf, which comes from Namibia.[1]

The genus name of Dintera is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa.[2] The Latin specific epithet of pterocaulis refers to petro meaning rock or stone and 'caulis' (a Greek word) meaning stem or stalk. It was first published and described by German botanist Otto Stapf in Mém. Herb. Boissier Vol.20 on page 29 in 1900.[3]
References

"Dintera Stapf | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
"Dintera pterocaulis Stapf | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 August 2021.