Lachnaea
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''Lachnaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Thymelaeaceae The Thymelaeaceae are a cosmopolitan family (biology), family of flowering plants composed of 50 genera (listed below) and 898 species.Zachary S. Rogers (2009 onwards)A World Checklist of Thymelaeaceae (version 1) Missouri Botanical Garden Webs ...
, found in the
Cape Floristic Region The Cape Floral Region is a floristic region located near the southern tip of South Africa. It is the only floristic region of the Cape Floristic Kingdom, and includes only one floristic province, known as the Cape Floristic Province. The Cap ...
of southern South Africa. They tend to be small ericoid shrubs.


Species

Currently accepted species include: *'' Lachnaea alpina'' Meisn. *'' Lachnaea aurea'' Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn. *'' Lachnaea axillaris'' Meisn. *'' Lachnaea burchellii'' Meisn. *'' Lachnaea capitata'' ( L.) Crantz *'' Lachnaea densiflora'' Meisn. *'' Lachnaea diosmoides'' Meisn. *'' Lachnaea elsieae'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea ericoides'' Meisn. *'' Lachnaea eriocephala'' L. *'' Lachnaea filamentosa'' Meisn. *'' Lachnaea filicaulis'' (Meisn.) Beyers *'' Lachnaea funicaulis'' Schinz *'' Lachnaea globulifera'' Meisn. *'' Lachnaea glomerata'' Fourc. *'' Lachnaea gracilis'' Meisn. *'' Lachnaea grandiflora'' (L.f.) Baill. *'' Lachnaea greytonensis'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea laniflora'' (C.H.Wright) Bond *'' Lachnaea laxa'' (C.H.Wright) Beyers *'' Lachnaea leipoldtii'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea macrantha'' Meisn. *'' Lachnaea marlothii'' Schltr. *'' Lachnaea montana'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea naviculifolia'' Compton *'' Lachnaea nervosa'' (Thunb.) Meisn. *'' Lachnaea oliverorum'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea pedicellata'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea pendula'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea penicillata'' Meisn. *'' Lachnaea pomposa'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea pudens'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea pusilla'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea rupestris'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea ruscifolia'' Compton *'' Lachnaea sociorum'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea stokoei'' Beyers *'' Lachnaea striata'' (Lam.) Meisn. *'' Lachnaea uniflora'' (L.) Crantz *'' Lachnaea villosa'' Beyers


References

{{Authority control Thymelaeaceae Thymelaeaceae genera Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Taxa described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus