Krauseola

Krauseola is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. It includes two species of annual or perennial herbs native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.^[1]

Krauseola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Krauseola Pax & K.Hoffm.
Synonyms
Pleiosepalum Moss

The genus name of Krauseola is in honour of Johannes Krause (1900–1979), a German botanist.^[2]

It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, 16c on page 308 in 1934.^[1]

Known species, according to Kew:^[1]

• Krauseola gillettii Turrill – Ethiopia and northeastern Kenya
• Krauseola mosambicina (Moss) Pax & K.Hoffm. – Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal