''Seetzenia'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae. Its native range is the

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to north-eastern Tropical Africa (in Algeria, the Cape Provinces, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia, Sudan and the Western Sahara), Arabian Peninsula (in Afghanistan, the Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen), the Sinai to

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. The genus name of ''Seetzenia'' is in honour of

Ulrich Jasper Seetzen Ulrich Jasper Seetzen (30 January 1767September 1811) was a German explorer of Arabia and Palestine from Jever, German Frisia. An alternative spelling of his name, Ulrich Iospar Sentzen, is sometimes seen in scientific publications. Early life H ...

(1767–1811), a German explorer of Arabia and Palestine from

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, German Frisia. It was first described and published in Narr. Travels Africa on page 231 in 1826.

Known species

According to Kew: * '' Seetzenia lanata'' (Willd.) Bullock * '' Seetzenia orientalis'' Decne.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9075503 Zygophyllaceae Rosid genera Plants described in 1845 Flora of North Africa Flora of West Tropical Africa Flora of the Cape Provinces Flora of Afghanistan Flora of Sinai Flora of the Arabian Peninsula Flora of Pakistan Flora of India (region)