Biology:Krauseola

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Krauseola
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Krauseola
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Synonyms

Pleiosepalum Moss

Krauseola is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. It includes two species of annual or perennial herbs native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa .[1]


The genus name of Krauseola is in honour of Johannes Krause (1900–1979), a German botanist.[2]

It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, 16c on page 308 in 1934.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Krauseola gillettii Turrill – Ethiopia and northeastern Kenya
  • Krauseola mosambicina (Moss) Pax & K.Hoffm. – Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10314689 entry