Leipoldtia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Leipoldtia
L.Bolus
Synonyms

Rhopalocyclus Schwantes

Leipoldtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]

It is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces (region of the South African Republic).[1]

The genus name of Leipoldtia is in honour of C. Louis Leipoldt (1880–1947), a South African poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter and food expert.[2] It was first described and published in Fl. Pl. South Africa Vol.7 on table 256 in 1927.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Leipoldtia alborosea (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann & Stüber
  • Leipoldtia calandra (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Leipoldtia compacta L.Bolus
  • Leipoldtia frutescens (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
  • Leipoldtia gigantea Klak
  • Leipoldtia klaverensis L.Bolus
  • Leipoldtia laxa L.Bolus
  • Leipoldtia lunata H.E.K.Hartmann & S.Rust
  • Leipoldtia nevillei Klak
  • Leipoldtia rosea L.Bolus
  • Leipoldtia schultzei (Schltr. & Diels) Friedrich
  • Leipoldtia uniflora L.Bolus
  • Leipoldtia weigangiana (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Leipoldtia L.Bolus | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. 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.
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