Dinteranthus
Dinteranthus is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae. It occurs in the arid northwestern parts of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa and the south-eastern parts of Namibia.
Description
The plants are mesembs, and resemble those genera within the family Aizoaceae to which they are most closely related; namely Lithops, Lapidaria and Schwantesia, although they require even less water and have a distinctive keel along the lower leaf surface. Unlike Lithops, Dinteranthus have smaller seeds, no taproot, and shallow fibrous roots.The genus name of Dinteranthus is in honour of Kurt Dinter, a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa and the Greek word 'anthos' meaning flower.
Species
Dinteranthus contains the following accepted species:| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
| Dinteranthus inexpectatus | Namibia | |
| Dinteranthus microspermus | Namibia | |
| Dinteranthus pole-evansii | Cape Provinces | |
| Dinteranthus puberulus | Cape Provinces | |
| Dinteranthus vallis-mariae | Namibia. | |
| Dinteranthus vanzylii | Cape Provinces | |
| Dinteranthus wilmotianus | Cape Provinces |