Lachnaea Explained

Lachnaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Thymelaeaceae, found in the Cape Floristic Region of southern South Africa. They tend to be small ericoid shrubs.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Lachnaea alpina Meisn.
• Lachnaea aurea Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn.
• Lachnaea axillaris Meisn.
• Lachnaea burchellii Meisn.
• Lachnaea capitata (L.) Crantz
• Lachnaea densiflora Meisn.
• Lachnaea diosmoides Meisn.
• Lachnaea elsieae Beyers
• Lachnaea ericoides Meisn.
• Lachnaea eriocephala L.
• Lachnaea filamentosa Meisn.
• Lachnaea filicaulis (Meisn.) Beyers
• Lachnaea funicaulis Schinz
• Lachnaea globulifera Meisn.
• Lachnaea glomerata Fourc.
• Lachnaea gracilis Meisn.
• Lachnaea grandiflora (L.f.) Baill.
• Lachnaea greytonensis Beyers
• Lachnaea laniflora (C.H.Wright) Bond
• Lachnaea laxa (C.H.Wright) Beyers
• Lachnaea leipoldtii Beyers
• Lachnaea macrantha Meisn.
• Lachnaea marlothii Schltr.
• Lachnaea montana Beyers
• Lachnaea naviculifolia Compton
• Lachnaea nervosa (Thunb.) Meisn.
• Lachnaea oliverorum Beyers
• Lachnaea pedicellata Beyers
• Lachnaea pendula Beyers
• Lachnaea penicillata Meisn.
• Lachnaea pomposa Beyers
• Lachnaea pudens Beyers
• Lachnaea pusilla Beyers
• Lachnaea rupestris Beyers
• Lachnaea ruscifolia Compton
• Lachnaea sociorum Beyers
• Lachnaea stokoei Beyers
• Lachnaea striata (Lam.) Meisn.
• Lachnaea uniflora (L.) Crantz
• Lachnaea villosa Beyers

Notes and References

1. 10.1071/SB9900595 . A revision of the genera Kelleria and Drapetes (Thymelaeaceae) . 1990 . Heads . MJ . Australian Systematic Botany . 3 . 4 . 595 .
2. Web site: Lachnaea L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 1 August 2020 .