Krauseola is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. It includes two species of annual or perennial herbs native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Krauseola Pax & K.Hoffm. |
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Pleiosepalum Moss | |
The genus name of Krauseola is in honour of Johannes Krause (1900–1979), a German botanist.[2]
It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, 16c on page 308 in 1934.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Krauseola gillettii Turrill – Ethiopia and northeastern Kenya
- Krauseola mosambicina (Moss) Pax & K.Hoffm. – Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal
References
edit- ^ a b c "Krauseola Pax & K.Hoffm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ 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.