Lessertia DC.
First published in Astragalogia: 37 (1802)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Kenya to S. Africa.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Coluteastrum Hester ex Fabr. in Enum., ed. 2: 317 (1763)
- Colutia Medik. in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 366 (1787)
- Sulitra Medik. in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 366 (1787)
- Sutherlandia R.Br. ex W.T.Aiton in Hortus Kew. 4: 327 (1812), nom. cons.
Accepted Species
- Lessertia acanthorhachis (Dinter) Dinter
- Lessertia affinis Burtt Davy
- Lessertia amajubica Nkonki
- Lessertia annularis Burch.
- Lessertia benguellensis Baker
- Lessertia brachypus Harv.
- Lessertia brachystachya DC.
- Lessertia candida E.Mey.
- Lessertia canescens Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lessertia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Druce
- Lessertia capitata E.Mey.
- Lessertia carnosa Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Lessertia contracta M.Balkwill
- Lessertia cryptantha Dinter
- Lessertia depressa Harv.
- Lessertia diffusa R.Br.
- Lessertia distans Burtt Davy
- Lessertia dykei L.Bolus
- Lessertia emarginata Schinz
- Lessertia eremicola Dinter
- Lessertia excisa (Thunb.) DC.
- Lessertia falciformis DC.
- Lessertia flanaganii L.Bolus
- Lessertia flexuosa E.Mey.
- Lessertia frutescens (L.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lessertia fruticosa Lindl.
- Lessertia glabricaulis L.Bolus
- Lessertia globosa L.Bolus
- Lessertia harveyana L.Bolus
- Lessertia herbacea (L.) Druce
- Lessertia humilis (E.Phillips & R.A.Dyer) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lessertia incana Schinz
- Lessertia inflata Harv.
- Lessertia ingeliensis M.Balkwill
- Lessertia kensitii L.Bolus
- Lessertia lanata Harv.
- Lessertia macroflora M.Balkwill
- Lessertia macrostachya DC.
- Lessertia margaritacea E.Mey.
- Lessertia meyeri Boatwr., Nkonki & B.-E.van Wyk
- Lessertia microcarpa E.Mey.
- Lessertia miniata T.M.Salter
- Lessertia montana (E.Phillips & R.A.Dyer) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lessertia mossii R.G.N.Young
- Lessertia nana R.G.N.Young
- Lessertia obtusata (Thunb.) DC.
- Lessertia pappeana Harv.
- Lessertia pauciflora Harv.
- Lessertia perennans (Jacq.) DC.
- Lessertia phillipsiana Burtt Davy
- Lessertia physodes Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Lessertia prostrata (Thunb.) DC.
- Lessertia rigida (Thunb.) DC.
- Lessertia sneeuwbergensis Germish.
- Lessertia spinescens E.Mey.
- Lessertia stricta Bolus
- Lessertia subumbellata Harv.
- Lessertia tenuifolia E.Mey.
- Lessertia thodei L.Bolus
- Lessertia tomentosa (Thunb.) DC.
- Lessertia uniflora B.-E.van Wyk
- Lessertia villosa E.Mey.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Astrag.: 19 & 47 (1802) nom. conserv.
- Prodr. 2: 271 (1825).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Astrag.: 19 & 47 (1802)
- Prodr. 2: 271 (1825), nom. conserv.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Legumes of the World Online
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