Kleinia
| Kleinia | |
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| Kleinia neriifolia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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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]
Description
[edit]Vegetative characteristics
[edit]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
[edit]The flowers are white, yellow, or red.[7]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was described by Philip Miller in 1754.[1]
Etymology
[edit]Kleinia commemorates Dr. Jacob Theodor Klein, a German botanist.[8]
Species
[edit]The genus Kleinia has 56 species:[1]
- Kleinia abyssinica (A.Rich.) A.Berger
- Kleinia amaniensis (Engl.) A.Berger
- Kleinia anteuphorbium DC.
- Cacalia anteuphorbium L.
- Senecio anteuphorbium (L.) Sch. Bip.
- Kleinia breviflora C.Jeffrey
- Kleinia caespitosa Thulin
- Kleinia cephalophora Compton
- Kleinia cliffordiana (Hutch.) C.D.Adams
- Kleinia curvata Thulin
- Kleinia dolichocoma C.Jeffrey
- Kleinia fulgens Hook.f.
- Kleinia galpinii Hook.f.
- Kleinia gracilis Thulin
- Kleinia grantii (Oliv. & Hiern) Hook.f.
- Kleinia gregorii (S.Moore) C.Jeffrey
- Kleinia gypsophila J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- Kleinia implexa (P.R.O.Bally) C.Jeffrey
- Kleinia isabellae Dioli & Mesfin
- Kleinia kleiniiformis (Suess.) Boom.
- Senecio kleiniiformis Suess.
- Kleinia kleinioides (Sch.Bip.) M.Taylor
- Kleinia leptophylla C.Jeffrey
- Kleinia longiflora DC.
- Senecio longiflorus (DC.) Sch.Bip.
- Kleinia lunulata (Chiov.) Thulin
- Kleinia madagascariensis (Humbert) P. Halliday
- Kleinia mweroensis (Baker) C.Jeffrey
- Kleinia negrii Cufod.
- Kleinia neriifolia Haw.
- Senecio kleinia Less.
- Kleinia nogalensis (Chiov.) Thulin
- Kleinia odora (Forssk.) DC.
- Kleinia ogadensis Thulin
- Kleinia oligodonta C.Jeffrey
- Kleinia patriciae C.Jeffrey
- Kleinia pendula (Forssk.) DC.
- Kleinia petraea (R.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey
- Notonia petraea R.E.Fr.
- Senecio jacobsenii G.D.Rowley
- Kleinia picticaulis (P.R.O.Bally) C.Jeffrey
- Kleinia rowleyana (H.Jacobsen) G.Kunkel
- Kleinia sabulosa Thulin
- Kleinia saginata P. Halliday
- Kleinia schwartzii L.E.Newton
- Kleinia schweinfurthii (Oliv. & Hiern) A.Berger
- Kleinia scottii (Balf.f.) P.Halliday
- Senecio scottii Balf.f
- Kleinia scottioides C.Jeffrey
- Kleinia squarrosa Cufod.
- Kleinia stapeliiformis (E.Phillips) Stapf
- Kleinia tortuosa Thulin
- Kleinia triantha Chiov.
- Kleinia tuberculata Thulin
- Kleinia vermicularis C.Jeffrey
Formerly included
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- Senecio articulatus (L.f.) Sch. Bip.
- Kleinia articulata (L.f.) Haw.
- Senecio radicans (L.f.) Sch. Bip.
- Kleinia radicans Haw. ex DC.
- Porophyllum ruderale subsp. ruderale
- Kleinia ruderalis Jacq.
- Stevia selloi (Spreng.) B.L.Rob.
- Kleinia selloi Spreng
Use
[edit]Kleinia species are used as herbal medicine.[7]
References
[edit]- 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
- ↑ "Kleinia". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- 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.
- ↑ Miller, Philip. 1754. Gardeners Dictionary...Abridged...fourth edition 2:729
- ↑ Tropicos, Kleinia Mill.
- ↑ 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) - 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.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "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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