Oscularia superans

(Oscularia superans)

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Description

Oscularia superans is an arsenic plant species first described by L. Bobas, and became known as HEK Hartmann. Oscularia superans are included in the Oscularia genus and the Aizoaceae family. Oscularia is native to semi-arid and rocky habitats in the Western Cape of South Africa. 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Aizoaceae
Genus:Oscularia
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