Krauseola
| Krauseola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Krauseola Pax & K.Hoffm. |
| Synonyms | |
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Pleiosepalum Moss | |
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.
The genus name of Krauseola is in honour of Johannes Krause (1900–1979), a German botanist.
It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, 16c on page 308 in 1934.
Known species, according to Kew:
- Krauseola gillettii Turrill – Ethiopia and northeastern Kenya
- Krauseola mosambicina (Moss) Pax & K.Hoffm. – Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal