Lebeckia Explained

Lebeckia is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae native to the fynbos (Cape Floristic Kingdom) of South Africa. Several members of Lebeckia were recently transferred to other genera (Calobota and Wiborgiella).^{[1] [2]} Members of Lebeckia are known to produce pyrrolizidine alkaloids, including ammodendrine, lebeckianine, and lupanine.^{[3] [4]} The genus was named by Carl Thunberg for his student Heinrich Julius Lebeck.

Species

Lebeckia comprises the following species:^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

• Lebeckia ambigua E.Mey.

• Lebeckia brevicarpa M.M.le Roux & B.-E.van Wyk
• Lebeckia brevipes M.M.le Roux & B.-E.van Wyk

• Lebeckia contaminata (L.) Thunb.

• Lebeckia gracilis Eckl. & Zeyh.
• Lebeckia grandiflora Benth.

• Lebeckia longipes Bolus

• Lebeckia marginata E. Mey.

• Lebeckia meyeriana Eckl. and Zeyh.

• Lebeckia pauciflora Eckl. & Zeyh.
• Lebeckia plukenetiana E.Mey.

• Lebeckia schlechteriana Schinz (unplaced)

• Lebeckia sepiaria (L.) Thunb.

• Lebeckia uniflora B.-E.van Wyk & M.M.le Roux

• Lebeckia wrightii (Harv.) Bolus
• Lebeckia zeyheri M.M.le Roux & B.-E.van Wyk

Notes and References

1. Boatwright JS, le Roux MM, Wink M, Morozova T, Van Wyk BE . 2008 . Phylogenetic relationships of tribe Crotalarieae (Fabaceae) inferred from DNA sequences and morphology . . 33 . 4 . 752–761 . 10.1600/036364408786500271 . 40211942 .
2. Boatwright JS, Tilney PM, Van Wyk BE . 2009 . The generic concept of Lebeckia (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae): reinstatement of the genus Calobota and the new genus Wiborgiella . . 75 . 3 . 546–556 . 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.06.001 . free .
3. Van Wyk BE. . 2003 . The value of chemosystematics in clarifying relationships in the Genistoid tribes of papilionoid legumes . . 31 . 8 . 875–884 . 10.1016/S0305-1978(03)00083-8 . 2003BioSE..31..875V .
4. Van Wyk BE, Verdoorn GH . 1990 . Alkaloids as taxonomic characters in the tribe Crotalarieae (Fabaceae) . . 18 . 7–8 . 503–515 . 10.1016/0305-1978(90)90122-V . 1990BioSE..18..503V .
5. le Roux MM, Van Wyk BE . 2007 . A revision of Lebeckia sect. Lebeckia: The L. sepiaria group . . 73 . 1 . 118–130 . 10.1016/j.sajb.2006.09.005 . free .
6. le Roux MM, Van Wyk BE . 2008 . A revision of Lebeckia sect. Lebeckia: The L. plukenetiana group (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae) . . 74 . 4 . 660–676 . 10.1016/j.sajb.2008.04.005 . free .
7. le Roux MM, Van Wyk BE . 2009 . A revision of Lebeckia sect. Lebeckia: The L. pauciflora and L. wrightii groups (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae) . . 75 . 1 . 83–96 . 10.1016/j.sajb.2008.08.002 . free .
8. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Lebeckia . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 4 March 2014 .
9. Web site: GRIN species records of Lebeckia . USDA . USDA . ARS . Agricultural Research Service . National Genetic Resources Program . Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database] . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . 4 March 2014 .