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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Jacobsenia L.Bolus & Schwantes |
Jacobsenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.
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. It was first described and published Kakteen And. Sukk. Vol.5 on page 69 in 1954.
Species, according to Kew;
- Jacobsenia hallii L.Bolus
- Jacobsenia kolbei (L.Bolus) L.Bolus & Schwantes
References
- ^ "Jacobsenia L.Bolus & Schwantes | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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