''Lepidium africanum'' is a species 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 ...

belonging to the family

Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important Family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous pla ...

. It is an annual or perennial which ranges from Saudi Arabia and Sudan to southern Africa.

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africanum This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants ...

Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Flora of Eritrea Flora of Ethiopia Flora of Kenya Flora of Lesotho Flora of Mozambique Flora of Namibia Flora of Saudi Arabia Flora of Sudan Flora of Swaziland Flora of Uganda Flora of Zimbabwe Plants described in 1768 Taxa named by Nicolaas Laurens Burman