Kleinia

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Kleinia is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.[4][5] Kleinia contains around 50 species and is distributed from Morocco and the Canary Islands, throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia and Indochina. It is closely related to the genus Senecio but is distinguished primarily by having succulent stems or leaves.[6]

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
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Kleinia
Kleinia neriifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Kleinia
Mill.[1]
SynonymsING,[2] GRIN[3]
  • Notonia DC.
  • Notoniopsis B. Nord.
  • Kleinia subg. Notonia (DC.) C.Jeffrey
  • Senecio subg. Kleinia (Mill.) O.Hoffm.
  • Senecio subg. Notonia (DC.) O.Hoffm.
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Description

Vegetative characteristics

Kleinia are upright, perennial, succulent, 1–2.5 m tall shrubs or subshrubs with fleshy, 3–6 cm wide stems and tuberous roots.[7]

Generative characteristics

The flowers are white, yellow, or red.[7]

Taxonomy

It was described by Philip Miller in 1754.[1]

Etymology

Kleinia commemorates Dr. Jacob Theodor Klein, a German botanist.[8]

Species

The genus Kleinia has 56 species:[1]

Species[3][9]
  • Kleinia abyssinica (A.Rich.) A.Berger
  • Kleinia amaniensis (Engl.) A.Berger
  • Kleinia anteuphorbium DC.
    • Cacalia anteuphorbium L.
    • Senecio anteuphorbium (L.) Sch. Bip.
  • Kleinia breviflora C.Jeffrey
  • Kleinia caespitosa Thulin
  • Kleinia cephalophora Compton
  • Kleinia cliffordiana (Hutch.) C.D.Adams
  • Kleinia curvata Thulin
  • Kleinia dolichocoma C.Jeffrey
  • Kleinia fulgens Hook.f.
  • Kleinia galpinii Hook.f.
  • Kleinia gracilis Thulin
  • Kleinia grantii (Oliv. & Hiern) Hook.f.
  • Kleinia gregorii (S.Moore) C.Jeffrey
  • Kleinia gypsophila J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
  • Kleinia implexa (P.R.O.Bally) C.Jeffrey
  • Kleinia isabellae Dioli & Mesfin
  • Kleinia kleiniiformis (Suess.) Boom.
    • Senecio kleiniiformis Suess.
  • Kleinia kleinioides (Sch.Bip.) M.Taylor
  • Kleinia leptophylla C.Jeffrey
  • Kleinia longiflora DC.
    • Senecio longiflorus (DC.) Sch.Bip.
  • Kleinia lunulata (Chiov.) Thulin
  • Kleinia madagascariensis (Humbert) P. Halliday
  • Kleinia mweroensis (Baker) C.Jeffrey
  • Kleinia negrii Cufod.
  • Kleinia neriifolia Haw.
    • Senecio kleinia Less.
  • Kleinia nogalensis (Chiov.) Thulin
  • Kleinia odora (Forssk.) DC.
  • Kleinia ogadensis Thulin
  • Kleinia oligodonta C.Jeffrey
  • Kleinia patriciae C.Jeffrey
  • Kleinia pendula (Forssk.) DC.
  • Kleinia petraea (R.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey
    • Notonia petraea R.E.Fr.
    • Senecio jacobsenii G.D.Rowley
  • Kleinia picticaulis (P.R.O.Bally) C.Jeffrey
  • Kleinia rowleyana (H.Jacobsen) G.Kunkel
  • Kleinia sabulosa Thulin
  • Kleinia saginata P. Halliday
  • Kleinia schwartzii L.E.Newton
  • Kleinia schweinfurthii (Oliv. & Hiern) A.Berger
  • Kleinia scottii (Balf.f.) P.Halliday
    • Senecio scottii Balf.f
  • Kleinia scottioides C.Jeffrey
  • Kleinia squarrosa Cufod.
  • Kleinia stapeliiformis (E.Phillips) Stapf
  • Kleinia tortuosa Thulin
  • Kleinia triantha Chiov.
  • Kleinia tuberculata Thulin
  • Kleinia vermicularis C.Jeffrey
formerly included

Use

Kleinia species are used as herbal medicine.[7]

References

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