Lichtensteinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. 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. It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.1 on page 394 in 1826.
Known species
According to Kew:
- Lichtensteinia crassijuga E.Mey. ex Sond.
- Lichtensteinia globosa B.-E.van Wyk & Tilney
- Lichtensteinia interrupta (Thunb.) E.Mey. ex Sond.
- Lichtensteinia lacera Cham. & Schltdl.
- Lichtensteinia latifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Lichtensteinia obscura (Spreng.) Koso-Pol.
- Lichtensteinia trifida Cham. & Schltdl.
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