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.
| Lichtensteinia | |
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| Lichtensteinia lacera, from Cape Fynbos, Cape Town | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.
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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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c d "Lichtensteinia Cham. & Schltdl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.