Jacobsenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]

Jacobsenia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Jacobsenia
L.Bolus & Schwantes

It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.[1]

The genus name of Jacobsenia is in honour of Hermann Jacobsen (1898–1978), a German gardener and botanist. He was also curator and supervisor at a botanical garden in Kiel and specialist in succulents.[2] It was first described and published Kakteen And. Sukk. Vol.5 on page 69 in 1954.[1]

Species, according to Kew;[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Jacobsenia L.Bolus & Schwantes | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.