Kleinia is a genus of African flowering plants in the sunflower family. Kleinia contains around 50 species and is distributed from the Canary Islands, throughout Tropical Africa to India and Arabia. It is closely related to the genus Senecio but is distinguished primarily by having succulent stems and/or leaves. Kleinia commemorates Dr Jacob Theodor Klein, a German botanist. Species formerly included 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 References Asteraceae genera Flora of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Philip Miller