Lichtensteinia (plant)

Lichtensteinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. 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).

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

Known species

According to Kew:

• Lichtensteinia crassijuga
• Lichtensteinia globosa
• Lichtensteinia interrupta
• Lichtensteinia lacera
• Lichtensteinia latifolia
• Lichtensteinia obscura <small>(Spreng.) Koso-Pol.</small>
• Lichtensteinia trifida

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