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As classified in WFO snapshot

December 2023

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Lessertia DC.

This genus name was first published in Astragalogia: 37 (1802)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000021459.

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Synonyms of Lessertia

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Coluteastrum	Hester ex Fabr.	Enum., ed. 2: 317 (1763)	wfo-4000009000
Colutia	Medik.	Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 366 (1787)	wfo-4000009002
Sulitra	Medik.	Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 366 (1787)	wfo-4000037068
Sutherlandia	R.Br. ex W.T.Aiton	Hortus Kew. 4: 327 (1812)	wfo-4000037105

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Lessertia:

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Lessertia obtusata	Eckl. & Zeyh.	Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 2: 247. 1836 [Jan 1836]		wfo-0000363048
Lessertia seineri	Harms ex Seiner	Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46(1-2): 36, nomen. 1911 [2 May 1911]		wfo-0001059732