Leipoldtia Explained

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

It is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces (region of the South African Republic).

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.

Known species

According to Kew:

• Leipoldtia alborosea
• Leipoldtia calandra
• Leipoldtia compacta
• Leipoldtia frutescens
• Leipoldtia gigantea
• Leipoldtia klaverensis
• Leipoldtia laxa
• Leipoldtia lunata
• Leipoldtia nevillei
• Leipoldtia rosea
• Leipoldtia schultzei
• Leipoldtia uniflora
• Leipoldtia weigangiana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leipoldtia L.Bolus 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.