Lefebvrea

Lefebvrea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.^[1]

Lefebvrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Tordylieae
Genus:	Lefebvrea A.Rich.
Synonyms
Erythroselinum Chiov. Lefeburia Lindl., orth. var.

Its native range is tropical and southern Africa. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DRC, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa (Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces), Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.^[1]

The genus name of Lefebvrea is in honour of Charlemagne Théophile Lefebvre (1811–1860), a French naval officer and explorer, that took part in a scientific expedition in Ethiopia.^[2] It was first described and published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér.2, Vol.14 on page 260 in 1840.^[1]

Species

As of January 2024^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[1]

• Lefebvrea abyssinica A.Rich.
• Lefebvrea angustisecta Engl.
• Lefebvrea atropurpurea (Steud. ex A.Rich.) P.J.D.Winter
• Lefebvrea brachystyla Hiern ex Oliv.
• Lefebvrea droopii C.C.Towns.
• Lefebvrea grantii (Kingston ex Oliv.) S.Droop
• Lefebvrea longipedicellata Engl.
• Lefebvrea oblongisecta (C.C.Towns.) P.J.D.Winter
• Lefebvrea stenosperma (C.C.Towns.) P.J.D.Winter
• Lefebvrea tenuis (C.C.Towns.) P.J.D.Winter