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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: | Leipoldtia L.Bolus |
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Rhopalocyclus Schwantes | |
Leipoldtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.
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. 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 (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann & Stüber
- Leipoldtia calandra (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
- Leipoldtia compacta L.Bolus
- Leipoldtia frutescens (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
- Leipoldtia gigantea Klak
- Leipoldtia klaverensis L.Bolus
- Leipoldtia laxa L.Bolus
- Leipoldtia lunata H.E.K.Hartmann & S.Rust
- Leipoldtia nevillei Klak
- Leipoldtia rosea L.Bolus
- Leipoldtia schultzei (Schltr. & Diels) Friedrich
- Leipoldtia uniflora L.Bolus
- Leipoldtia weigangiana (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen
References
- ^ "Leipoldtia L.Bolus | 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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