Leidesia
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Leidesia is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1866.[1][2] The sole species is Leidesia procumbens. The species is widespread in Southern Africa as far north as Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
The genus name of Leidesia is in honour of Carl Friedrich Seidel (d. 1898), a German painter and botanist, and/or Jacob Friedrich Seidel (1789–1860), a German gardener, and/or Johann Heinrich Seidel (1744–1815), a German court gardener.[4]
- Species formerly included,[3]
moved to Seidelia
- Leidesia firmula Prain - Seidelia firmula (Prain) Pax & K.Hoffm.
References
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- ↑ Müller Argoviensis, Johannes (Jean). 1866. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15(2): 792 in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos, genus Leidesia
- ↑ a b World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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