Jacobsenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
Tribe: | Ruschieae |
Genus: | Jacobsenia L.Bolus & Schwantes |
Jacobsenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]
It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.[1]
The genus name of Jacobsenia is in honour of Hermann Jacobsen (1898–1978), a German gardener and botanist. He was also curator and supervisor at a botanical garden in Kiel and specialist in succulents.[2] It was first described and published Kakteen And. Sukk. Vol.5 on page 69 in 1954.[1]
Species, according to Kew;[1]