Leipoldtia

Rhopalocyclus Schwantes Leipoldtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.

[1] It is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces (region of the South African Republic).

[1] The genus name of Leipoldtia is in honour of C. Louis Leipoldt (1880–1947), a South African poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter and food expert.

[2] It was first described and published in Fl.

South Africa Vol.7 on table 256 in 1927.