Lichtensteinia (plant) explained

Lichtensteinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.^[1] It is also the only genus in the tribe Lichtensteinieae, subfamily Apioideae.

It is native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal (within South Africa).

The genus name of Lichtensteinia is in honour of Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780–1857), a German physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist.^[2] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.1 on page 394 in 1826.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Lichtensteinia crassijuga
• Lichtensteinia globosa
• Lichtensteinia interrupta
• Lichtensteinia lacera
• Lichtensteinia latifolia
• Lichtensteinia obscura (Spreng.) Koso-Pol.
• Lichtensteinia trifida

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lichtensteinia Cham. & Schltdl. 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.