Lichtensteinia (plant)

Lichtensteinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is also the only genus in the tribe Lichtensteinieae, subfamily Apioideae.

It is native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal (within South Africa).

The genus name of Lichtensteinia is in honour of Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780–1857), a German physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist. It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.1 on page 394 in 1826.

Known species
According to Kew:
 * Lichtensteinia crassijuga E.Mey. ex Sond.
 * Lichtensteinia globosa B.-E.van Wyk & Tilney
 * Lichtensteinia interrupta (Thunb.) E.Mey. ex Sond.
 * Lichtensteinia lacera Cham. & Schltdl.
 * Lichtensteinia latifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
 * Lichtensteinia obscura (Spreng.) Koso-Pol.
 * Lichtensteinia trifida Cham. & Schltdl.