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Antimima sobrina (Antimima sobrina)

Description

Antimima sobrina is an arsenic plant species first described by Nicholas Edward Brown , and now became known as HEK Hartmann. Antimima sobrina is part of the genus Antimima and the family isotrops . Antimima is a succulent plant genus in the Aizoaceae family, indigenous to South Africa and Namibia. [ The Greek word "antimimos" means "imitating", and refers to the similarity some species have to the different Argyroderma genus. The species of this varied genus typically grow as dense cushions or mats. Otherwise, Antimima species are very similar in their superficial looks to the related Ruschia genus, with 3-sided waxy succulent leaves, and pink or white flowers.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Aizoaceae

              • Genus: Antimima