{{Short description|Genus of succulents}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Hartmanthus_pergamentaceus.jpg |image_caption = ''Hartmanthus pergamentaceus'' in [[ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park]] |display_parents = 2 |taxon = Hartmanthus |authority = S.A.Hammer |type_species = ''Hartmanthus pergamentaceus'' |type_species_authority = [[Louisa Bolus|L. Bolus]] }}
'''''Hartmanthus''''' is a genus of [[subtropical]], succulent [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Family (taxonomy)|family]] [[Aizoaceae]], [[native plant|native]] to the lower [[Orange River]] in [[ǁKaras Region|ǁKaras]], [[Namibia]] and [[Northern Cape]], [[South Africa]].
==Description== Plants grow as densely leaved [[dwarf shrub]]s. Their leaves are up to 70mm long, 15mm wide, and 20mm thick; they have a smooth, firm surface and remain attached for years after drying out. [[Inflorescence]] is in the form of 75-117 white to pink flowers 45-55mm in size; [[internode (botany)|internodes]] are orange. Its seeds are egg-shaped, reddish-brown and are 0.9mm to 1mm in length.
==Taxonomy== Plants in ''Hartmanthus'' were placed in ''[[Delosperma]]'' by Louisa Bolus and were separated in 1995.
==Species== * ''[[Hartmanthus hallii]]'' (L. Bolus) * ''[[Hartmanthus pergamentaceus]]'' (L. Bolus)
==References== *{{cite book|last=Hartmann|first=Heidrun|authorlink=Heidrun Hartmann|title=Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: ''Aizoaceae''|edition=2nd|date=2017|publisher=Springer|page=667|isbn=978-3662492581|doi=10.1007/978-3-662-49260-4_68}}
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[[Category:Aizoaceae]] [[Category:Aizoaceae genera]] [[Category:Flora of Southern Africa]] [[Category:Succulent plants]]
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