Leidesia is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1866.Müller Argoviensis, Johannes (Jean). 1866. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15(2): 792 in LatinTropicos, genus Leidesia The sole species is Leidesia procumbens. The species is widespread in Southern Africa as far north as Democratic Republic of the Congo.World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The genus name of Leidesia is in honour of Carl Friedrich Seidel (d. 1898), a German painter and botanist, and/or Jacob Friedrich Seidel (1789–1860), a German gardener, and/or Johann Heinrich Seidel (1744–1815), a German court gardener.
Species formerly included, moved to Seidelia Leidesia firmula Prain – Seidelia firmula (Prain) Pax & K.Hoffm.
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