Lessertia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains some 62 species native to eastern and southern Africa.[1] It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.[3]
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| Lessertia montana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Galegeae |
| Subtribe: | Astragalinae |
| Genus: | Lessertia DC. (1802) |
| Type species | |
| Lessertia perennans[2] (Jacq.) DC.
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| Species[1] | |
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62; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species edit
162 species are accepted:[1]
- Lessertia acanthorhachis (Dinter) Dinter
- Lessertia affinis Burrt Davy
- Lessertia amajubica Nkonki
- Lessertia annularis Burch.
- Lessertia benguellensis Baker
- Lessertia brachypus Harv.
- Lessertia brachystachya DC.
- Lessertia candida E.Mey.
- Lessertia canescens Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lessertia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Druce
- Lessertia capitata E.Mey.
- Lessertia carnosa Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Lessertia contracta M.Balkwill
- Lessertia cryptantha Dinter
- Lessertia depressa Harv.
- Lessertia diffusa R.Br.
- Lessertia distans Burtt Davy
- Lessertia dykei L.Bolus
- Lessertia emarginata Schinz
- Lessertia excisa (Thunb.) DC.
- Lessertia falciformis DC.
- Lessertia frutescens (L.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lessertia fruticosa Lindl.
- Lessertia glabricaulis L.Bolus
- Lessertia globosa L.Bolus
- Lessertia harveyana L.Bolus
- Lessertia herbacea (L.) Druce
- Lessertia humilis (E.Phillips & R.A.Dyer) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lessertia incana Schinz
- Lessertia inflata Harv.
- Lessertia ingeliensis M.Balkwill
- Lessertia kensitii L.Bolus
- Lessertia lanata Harv.
- Lessertia macroflora M.Balkwill
- Lessertia macrostachya DC.
- Lessertia margaritacea E.Mey.
- Lessertia meyeri Boatwr., Nkonki & B.-E.van Wyk
- Lessertia microcarpa E.Mey.
- Lessertia miniata T.M.Salter
- Lessertia montana (E.Phillips & R.A.Dyer) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lessertia mossii R.G.N.Young
- Lessertia nana R.G.N.Young
- Lessertia obtusata (Thunb.) DC.
- Lessertia pappeana Harv.
- Lessertia pauciflora Harv.
- Lessertia perennans (Jacq.) DC.
- Lessertia phillipsiana Burtt Davy
- Lessertia physodes Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Lessertia prostrata (Thunb.) DC.
- Lessertia rigida (Thunb.) DC.
- Lessertia sneeuwbergensis Germish.
- Lessertia spinescens E.Mey.
- Lessertia stricta Bolus
- Lessertia subumbellata Harv.
- Lessertia tenuifolia E.Mey.
- Lessertia thodei L.Bolus
- Lessertia tomentosa (Thunb.) DC.
- Lessertia uniflora B.-E.van Wyk
- Lessertia villosa E.Mey.
References edit
- ^ a b c d Lessertia DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Balkwill MJ, Balkwill K (1999). "The genus Lessertia DC. (Fabaceae-Galegeae) in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)". S. Afr. J. Bot. 65 (5–6): 339–356. doi:10.1016/S0254-6299(15)31021-8.
- ^ Manning, John (2008). Field Guide to Fynbos. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. ISBN 978-1-77007-265-7.
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