Biology:Krauseola
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Short description: Genus of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Krauseola Pax & K.Hoffm. |
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Pleiosepalum Moss | |
Krauseola is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. It includes two species of annual or perennial herbs native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa .[1]
The genus name of Krauseola is in honour of Johannes Krause (1900–1979), a German botanist.[2]
It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, 16c on page 308 in 1934.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Krauseola gillettii Turrill – Ethiopia and northeastern Kenya
- Krauseola mosambicina (Moss) Pax & K.Hoffm. – Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Krauseola Pax & K.Hoffm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6325-1.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q10314689 entry
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