Fenestraria rhopalophylla (Fenestraria rhopalophylla)
Description
The currently recognised species in this genus is Fenestraria rhopalophylla.Each leaf has a epidermal window,a transparent window-like area,at its rounded tip,it is for these window-like structures that the genus is named (Latin: fenestra).F.rhopalophylla appears very similar to Frithia pulchra,though the leaves are a slightly different shape and F.rhopalophylla has yellow flowers,compared to the pink flowers of F.pulchra.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Aizoaceae
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Genus: Fenestraria
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