''Lebeckia'' is a genus of plants in the family
native to the
fynbos
Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean clim ...
(
Cape Floristic Kingdom) of South Africa. Several members of ''Lebeckia'' were recently transferred to other genera (''
Calobota
''Calobota'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae
The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the su ...
'' and ''
Wiborgiella'').
Members of ''Lebeckia'' are known to produce
pyrrolizidine alkaloids
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), sometimes referred to as necine bases, are a group of naturally occurring alkaloids based on the structure of pyrrolizidine. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are produced by plants as a defense mechanism against insect he ...
, including
ammodendrine,
lebeckianine, and
lupanine. The genus was named by Carl Thunberg for his student
Heinrich Julius Lebeck Heinrich may refer to:
People
* Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
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.
Species
''Lebeckia'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Lebeckia ambigua''
E. Mey.
* ''
Lebeckia brevicarpa''
M.M.le Roux & B.-E.van Wyk
* ''
Lebeckia brevipes
''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 ''L ...
''
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
''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 ''L ...
''
Bolus
* ''
Lebeckia marginata''
E. Mey.
* ''
Lebeckia meyeriana''
Eckl. and Zeyh. ex Harv.
* ''
Lebeckia parvifolia''
(Schinz) Harms
* ''
Lebeckia pauciflora
''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 ''L ...
''
Eckl. & Zeyh.
* ''
Lebeckia plukenetiana
''Lebeckia plukenetiana'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Lebeckia''. It is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa.
Distribution
''Lebeckia plukenetiana'' was once found in the Swartland and upper Breede River Valley; ± 75 ...
''
E. Mey.
* ''
Lebeckia schlechteriana
''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 ''L ...
''
Schinz
* ''
Lebeckia sepiaria
''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 '' ...
''
(L.) Thunb.
* ''
Lebeckia subnuda''
DC.
* ''
Lebeckia subsecunda''
Gand.
* ''
Lebeckia uniflora''
B.-E.van Wyk & M.M.le Roux
* ''
Lebeckia wrightii''
(Harv.) Bolus
* ''
Lebeckia zeyheri''
M.M.le Roux & B.-E.van Wyk
''Nombina dubia''
The validity of the following binomials has not been established:
* ''Lebeckia aphylla''
Thunb.
* ''Lebeckia boureana''
Benth.
* ''Lebeckia canescens''
E.Mey.
* ''Lebeckia contaminata''
DC.
* ''Lebeckia decipiens''
E.Mey.
* ''Lebeckia decutiens''
E.Mey.
* ''Lebeckia disticha''
Steud.
* ''Lebeckia epiaria''
Thunb.
* ''Lebeckia flexuosa''
E.Mey.
* ''Lebeckia inflata''
Baker
* ''Lebeckia linearis''
DC.
* ''Lebeckia nuda''
Sims
* ''Lebeckia pauciflora''
Benth. ex Sonder
* ''Lebeckia pulchella''
Walp.
* ''Lebeckia sarcophylloides''
E.Mey.
* ''Lebeckia scorpius''
Thunb.
* ''Lebeckia sepiaria''
Benth.
* ''Lebeckia simsioides''
Steud.
* ''Lebeckia subternata''
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References
Crotalarieae
Fabaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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