Leipoldtia
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| Leipoldtia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Leipoldtia L.Bolus |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhopalocyclus Schwantes | |
Leipoldtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]
It is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces (region of the South African Republic).[1]
The genus name of Leipoldtia is in honour of C. Louis Leipoldt (1880–1947), a South African poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter and food expert.[2] It was first described and published in Fl. Pl. South Africa Vol.7 on table 256 in 1927.[1]