Lessertia (plant) explained
Lessertia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains some 62 species native to eastern and southern Africa. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.[1]
Species
162 species are accepted:
- Lessertia acanthorhachis
- Lessertia affinis
- Lessertia amajubica
- Lessertia annularis
- Lessertia benguellensis
- Lessertia brachypus
- Lessertia brachystachya
- Lessertia candida
- Lessertia canescens
- Lessertia capensis
- Lessertia capitata
- Lessertia carnosa
- Lessertia contracta
- Lessertia cryptantha
- Lessertia depressa
- Lessertia diffusa
- Lessertia distans
- Lessertia dykei
- Lessertia emarginata
- Lessertia excisa
- Lessertia falciformis
- Lessertia frutescens
- Lessertia fruticosa
- Lessertia glabricaulis
- Lessertia globosa
- Lessertia harveyana
- Lessertia herbacea
- Lessertia humilis
- Lessertia incana
- Lessertia inflata
- Lessertia ingeliensis
- Lessertia kensitii
- Lessertia lanata
- Lessertia macroflora
- Lessertia macrostachya
- Lessertia margaritacea Lessertia meyeri
- Lessertia microcarpa
- Lessertia miniata
- Lessertia montana
- Lessertia mossii
- Lessertia nana
- Lessertia obtusata
- Lessertia pappeana
- Lessertia pauciflora
- Lessertia perennans
- Lessertia phillipsiana
- Lessertia physodes
- Lessertia prostrata
- Lessertia rigida
- Lessertia sneeuwbergensis
- Lessertia spinescens
- Lessertia stricta
- Lessertia subumbellata
- Lessertia tenuifolia
- Lessertia thodei
- Lessertia tomentosa
- Lessertia uniflora
- Lessertia villosa
Notes and References
- Book: Manning, John . Field Guide to Fynbos . Struik Publishers . Cape Town . 2008 . 978-1-77007-265-7 .
