Lessertia | |
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Lessertia montana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Galegeae |
Subtribe: | Astragalinae |
Genus: | Lessertia DC. (1802) |
Type species | |
Lessertia perennans[2] (Jacq.) DC.
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Species[1] | |
62; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Lessertia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains some 62 species native to eastern and southern Africa.[1] It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.[3]