Lebeckia Zeyheri
''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''). Members of ''Lebeckia'' are known to produce pyrrolizidine alkaloids, including ammodendrine, lebeckianine, and lupanine. The genus was named by Carl Thunberg for his student Heinrich Julius Lebeck. Species ''Lebeckia'' comprises the following species: * ''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 carnosa'' (E. Mey.) Druce * ''Lebeckia contaminata'' (L.) Thunb. * ''Lebeckia densa'' Thunb. * ''Lebeckia gracilis'' Eckl. & Zeyh. * ''Lebeckia grandiflora'' Benth. * ''Lebeckia leucoclada'' Schltr. * ''Lebeckia longipes'' Bolus * ''Lebeckia marginata'' E. Mey. * ''Lebeckia meyeriana'' Eckl. and Zeyh. ex Harv. * ''Lebeckia par ...
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Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants.
Article 18.5 states: "The following names, of long usage, are treated as validly published: ....Leguminosae (nom. alt.: Fabaceae; type: Faba Mill. Vicia L.; ... When the Papilionaceae are regarded as a family distinct from the remainder of the Leguminosae, the name Papilionaceae is conserved against Leguminosae." English pronunciations are as follows: , and . commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and agriculturally important of