''Jacobsenia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Aizoaceae The Aizoaceae (), or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1,800 species. Several genera are commonly known as 'ice plants' or 'carpet weeds'. The Aizoaceae are also referred to a ...

. It is native to 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 Sou ...

in the South African Republic. The genus name of ''Jacobsenia'' is in honour of Hermann Jacobsen (1898–1978), a German gardener and botanist. He was also curator and supervisor at a botanical garden in

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and specialist in succulents. It was first described and published Kakteen And. Sukk. Vol.5 on page 69 in 1954. Species, according to Kew; *'' Jacobsenia hallii'' *'' Jacobsenia kolbei''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q145154 Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera Plants described in 1954 Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Taxa named by Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes Taxa named by Louisa Bolus