Fabaceae
Lessertia

Lessertia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Druce

First published in Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 632 (1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a subshrub or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761096 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761092 Yes
Jameson, H.G. [174] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761090 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K000393454 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mund [s.n.] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K000393453 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ecklon [s.n.] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K000393452 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jameson, H. [174] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761081 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761086 Yes
Bowie, J [s.n.] Lessertia pulchra K003761087 Yes
Mund [s.n.] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761097 Yes
s.coll. [521] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761098 Yes
Harvey [s.n.] Lessertia pulchra K003761102 Yes
s.coll. [757] Lessertia pulchra K003761094 Yes
Macowan; Bolus [51] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761084 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761100 Yes
[F. Wilms] [3162] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761106 Yes
Bolus, H. [2773] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761083 Yes
Lindley [s.n.] Lessertia pulchra K003761101 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761099 Yes
Pappe [29] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761093 Yes
Bolus, H. [2776] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K004030802 Yes
s.coll. [15] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761105 Yes
Alexander [114] Lessertia pulchra K003761085 Yes
Scholl [s.n.] Lessertia pulchra K003761103 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761089 Yes
Boucher, C. [663] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761108 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Lessertia pulchra K003761082 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761088 Yes
Burchell [145] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761095 Yes
Jameson, H.G. [174] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761091 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [7414] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761107 Yes
s.coll. [1990] South Africa Lessertia pulchra K003761104 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0