Linconia (plant)
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''Linconia'' is a genus of flowering shrubs belonging to the family
Bruniaceae Bruniaceae is a family of shrubs native to the cape region of South Africa. They are mostly restricted to the Cape Province, but a small number of species occur in KwaZulu-Natal. Description Species belonging to the Bruniaceae are heath-like sh ...
. The genus is endemic to
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
and all the species are part of the
fynbos Fynbos (; , ) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. The area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean climate. The fynbos ...
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Species

* '' Linconia alopecuroidea'' L. * '' Linconia cuspidata'' ( Thunb.) Sw. * '' Linconia ericoides'' E.G.H.Oliv.


References

Bruniaceae Asterid genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flora of the Cape Provinces Plants described in 1771 {{Asterid-stub