''Leipoldtia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

Aizoaceae The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is d ...

. It is native to

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

and the

Cape Provinces The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sout ...

(region of the South African Republic). The genus name of ''Leipoldtia'' is in honour of

C. Louis Leipoldt Christian Frederik Louis Leipoldt ( ; 28 December 1880 – 12 April 1947), usually referred to as C. Louis Leipoldt, was a South African poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter and food expert. Together with Jan F. E. Celliers and J. D. du ...

(1880–1947), a South African poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter and food expert. It was first described and published in Fl. Pl. South Africa Vol.7 on table 256 in 1927.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Leipoldtia alborosea'' *'' Leipoldtia calandra'' *'' Leipoldtia compacta'' *'' Leipoldtia frutescens'' *'' Leipoldtia gigantea'' *'' Leipoldtia klaverensis'' *''

Leipoldtia laxa ''Leipoldtia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces (region of the South African Republic). The genus name of ''Leipoldtia'' is in honour of C. Louis Leipoldt (1880–19 ...

'' *'' Leipoldtia lunata'' *'' Leipoldtia nevillei'' *'' Leipoldtia rosea'' *'' Leipoldtia schultzei'' *'' Leipoldtia uniflora'' *'' Leipoldtia weigangiana''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3012253 Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera Plants described in 1927 Flora of Namibia Taxa named by Louisa Bolus