Krauseola Explained

Krauseola is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae.It includes two species of annual or perennial herbs native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.^[1]

The genus name of Krauseola is in honour of Johannes Krause (1900–1979), a German botanist.^[2]

It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, 16c on page 308 in 1934.^[1]

Known species, according to Kew:

• Krauseola gillettii – Ethiopia and northeastern Kenya
• Krauseola mosambicina – Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Krauseola Pax & K.Hoffm. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 15 October 2023. en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.