Biology:Lichtensteinia (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Lichtensteinia
Lichtensteinia lacera Cape Fynbos - Cape Town 4.JPG
Lichtensteinia lacera, from Cape Fynbos, Cape Town
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Lichtensteinieae
Magee, C.I.Calviño, M.Liu, S.R.Downie, Tilney & B.-E.van Wyk
Genus: Lichtensteinia
Cham. & Schltdl.
Type species
Lichtensteinia lacera
Cham. & Schltdl.

Lichtensteinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1] It is also the only genus in the tribe Lichtensteinieae, subfamily Apioideae.

It is native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal (within South Africa).[1]

The genus name of Lichtensteinia is in honour of Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780–1857), a German physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist.[2] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.1 on page 394 in 1826.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Lichtensteinia crassijuga E.Mey. ex Sond.
  • Lichtensteinia globosa B.-E.van Wyk & Tilney
  • Lichtensteinia interrupta (Thunb.) E.Mey. ex Sond.
  • Lichtensteinia lacera Cham. & Schltdl.
  • Lichtensteinia latifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Lichtensteinia obscura (Spreng.) Koso-Pol.
  • Lichtensteinia trifida Cham. & Schltdl.

References

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