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Jensenobotrya

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Species
  
J. lossowiana

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Aizoaceae

Scientific name
  
Jensenobotrya lossowiana

Order
  
Caryophyllales

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Similar
  
Meyerophytum, Juttadinteria, Cylindrophyllum, Machairophyllum, Orthopterum

Jensenobotrya lossowiana is the only species of genus Jensenobotrya, in the Aizoaceae family. It is a succulent plant endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It grows at Dolphin Head in Spencer Bay where it obtains moisture from the saline mists. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Jensenobotrya is named after Emil Jensen and the Greek botrya (bunch of grapes), because the leaves look like grapes. The vernacular name druiwetrosvygie means 'bunch of grapes mesemb'.

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References

Jensenobotrya Wikipedia