Lebeckia


Lebeckia is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae native to the fynbos of South Africa. Several members of Lebeckia were recently transferred to other genera. Members of Lebeckia are known to produce pyrrolizidine alkaloids, including ammodendrine, lebeckianine, and lupanine. The genus was named by Carl Thunberg for his student Heinrich Julius Lebeck.

Species

Lebeckia comprises the following species:Lebeckia ambigua E.Mey.Lebeckia brevicarpa M.M.le Roux & B.-E.van WykLebeckia brevipes M.M.le Roux & B.-E.van WykLebeckia contaminata Thunb.Lebeckia gracilis Eckl. & Zeyh.Lebeckia grandiflora Benth.Lebeckia longipes BolusLebeckia marginata E. Mey.Lebeckia meyeriana Eckl. and Zeyh.Lebeckia pauciflora Eckl. & Zeyh.Lebeckia plukenetiana E.Mey.Lebeckia schlechteriana Schinz Lebeckia sepiaria Thunb.Lebeckia uniflora B.-E.van Wyk & M.M.le RouxLebeckia wrightii BolusLebeckia zeyheri M.M.le Roux & B.-E.van Wyk