Leipoldtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Leipoldtia L.Bolus |
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Rhopalocyclus Schwantes | |
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
editAccording 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
edit- ^ a b c d "Leipoldtia L.Bolus | 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.