Oscularia
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Oscularia is a genus of succulent flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, native to semi-arid and rocky habitats in the Western Cape of South Africa.
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Oscularia | |
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Oscularia deltoides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
Tribe: | Ruschieae |
Genus: | Oscularia Schwantes |
Species | |
about 25 species, see text |
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It was previously included within the related genus Lampranthus, but was split off as a separate genus, due to differences in its fruit and flower.