Lessertia rigida (Thunb.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 272 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boatwright, J.S., Nkonki, T. & van Wyk, B.-E. (2011). The identity of Lessertia rigida (Thunb.) DC. (Galegeae, Fabaceae) and a new species from the Greater Cape region of South Africa. Systematic Botany 36: 371-375.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boatwright, J.S., Nkonki, T. & van Wyk, B.-E. (2011). The identity of Lessertia rigida (Thunb.) DC. (Galegeae, Fabaceae) and a new species from the Greater Cape region of South Africa. Systematic Botany 36: 371-375.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drege [s.n.], South Africa K000393473 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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
  • 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