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Schwantesia is a genus of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is named in honor of the German botanist and archaeologist Gustav Schwantes (1881–1960).Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen
Schwantesia species resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely Lithops, Dinteranthus and Lapidaria.
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