Lefebvrea

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Lefebvrea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Lefebvrea
A.Rich.
Synonyms
  • Erythroselinum Chiov.
  • Lefeburia Lindl.

Lefebvrea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]

Its native range is Tropical and southern Africa. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa (within the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces), Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.[1]

The genus name of Lefebvrea is in honour of Charlemagne Théophile Lefebvre (1811–1860), a French naval officer and explorer, that took part in a scientific expedition in Ethiopia.[2] It was first described and published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér.2, Vol.14 on page 260 in 1840.[1]

Known species[]

According to Kew:[1]

  • A.Rich.
  • (Steud. ex A.Rich.) P.J.D.Winter
  • Hiern ex Oliv.
  • C.C.Towns.
  • (Kingston ex Oliv.) S.Droop
  • (C.C.Towns.) P.J.D.Winter
  • (C.C.Towns.) P.J.D.Winter
  • (C.C.Towns.) P.J.D.Winter

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Lefebvrea A.Rich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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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