Kleinia

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Kleinia
Senecio kleinia Verode.jpg
Kleinia neriifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Kleinia
Mill. [1]
SynonymsING, [2] GRIN [3]
  • NotoniaDC.
  • NotoniopsisB. Nord.
  • Kleinia subg. Notonia(DC.) C.Jeffrey
  • Senecio subg. Kleinia(Mill.) O.Hoffm.
  • Senecio subg. Notonia(DC.) O.Hoffm.

Kleinia is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. [4] [5] Kleinia contains around 50 species and is distributed from Morocco and the Canary Islands, throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia and Indochina. It is closely related to the genus Senecio but is distinguished primarily by having succulent stems or leaves. [6]

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Description

Vegetative characteristics

Kleinia are upright, perennial, succulent, 1–2.5 m tall shrubs or subshrubs with fleshy, 3–6 cm wide stems and tuberous roots. [7]

Generative characteristics

The flowers are white, yellow, or red. [7]

Taxonomy

It was described by Philip Miller in 1754. [1]

Etymology

Kleinia commemorates Dr. Jacob Theodor Klein, a German botanist. [8]

Species

The genus Kleinia has 56 species: [1]

Species [3] [9]
formerly included

Use

Kleinia species are used as herbal medicine. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kleinia Mill. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved January 4, 2026, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3287707-4
  2. ↑ "Kleinia". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  3. 1 2 Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1996-09-17). "Genus: Kleinia Mill". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  4. ↑ Miller, Philip. 1754. Gardeners Dictionary...Abridged...fourth edition 2:729
  5. ↑ Tropicos, Kleinia Mill.
  6. ↑ G., Miller, Anthony (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the southern region of Oman : traditional, economic, and medicinal uses. Morris, Miranda., Stuart-Smith, Susanna., Oman. Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment. [Muscat]: Prepared and published by the Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. p. 108. ISBN   0715708082. OCLC   20798112.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. 1 2 3 Tegegne, B. A., Begashaw, T., Belay, W. Y., Tariku, M. K., Zeleke, T. K., Jemal, M., ... & Dagne, A. (2025). Kleinia (Asteraceae): comprehensive review of ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemical profiles, ethnopharmacological applications, and toxicological insights. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 15, 1469887.
  8. ↑ G., Miller, Anthony (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the southern region of Oman : traditional, economic, and medicinal uses. Morris, Miranda., Stuart-Smith, Susanna., Oman. Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment. [Muscat]: Prepared and published by the Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. p. 110. ISBN   0715708082. OCLC   20798112.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Kleinia Mill". African plants database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-04-24.[ permanent dead link ]
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