Jacobsenia Explained

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

It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.

The genus name of Jacobsenia is in honour of Hermann Jacobsen (1898–1978), a German gardener and botanist. He was also curator and supervisor at a botanical garden in Kiel and specialist in succulents.^[2] It was first described and published Kakteen And. Sukk. Vol.5 on page 69 in 1954.^[1]

Species, according to Kew;

• Jacobsenia hallii
• Jacobsenia kolbei

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jacobsenia L.Bolus & Schwantes Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 16 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.