Lichtensteinia
Lichtensteinia lacera, from Cape Fynbos, Cape Town
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lichtensteinia Cham. & Schltdl. | 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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