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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Leipoldtia

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Order: Caryophyllales > Family: Aizoaceae > Subfamily: Ruschioideae

Twelve species, native to Namibia and South Africa (Northern Cape, Western Cape and Eastern Cape), but most species occur in the Richtersveld vicinity.

Species native to southern Africa

List from Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).

Leipoldtia alborosea

 

Leipoldtia calandra

 

Leipoldtia compacta

 

Leipoldtia frutescens

 

Leipoldtia gigantea

 

Leipoldtia klaverensis

 

Leipoldtia laxa

 

Leipoldtia lunata

 

Leipoldtia rosea

 

Leipoldtia schultzei

 

Leipoldtia uniflora

 

Leipoldtia weigangiana