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Podalyria

Summary

Podalyria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 17 species of small trees or shrubs native to the Cape Provinces, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. They inhabit Mediterranean-climate shrubland (fynbos and forest margins) from low to high elevations, typically in rocky or sandy areas.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus is endemic to South Africa.[2]

Podalyria
Podalyria calyptrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Podalyrieae
Genus: Podalyria
Willd. (1799), nom. cons.
Species[1]

17; see text

Synonyms[1]

Aphora Neck. ex Kuntze (1891), nom. superfl.

Species edit

Podalyria comprises the following species:[1][3][4][5]

  • Podalyria amoena Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Podalyria biflora (L.) Lam.
  • Podalyria burchellii DC.
  • Podalyria buxifolia Willd.
  • Podalyria calyptrata (Retz.) Willd.
  • Podalyria cordata R.Br.
  • Podalyria hirsuta (Aiton) Willd.[6]
  • Podalyria lanceolata (E.Mey.) Benth.
  • Podalyria leipoldtii L.Bolus ex A.L.Schutte
  • Podalyria microphylla E.Mey.
  • Podalyria myrtillifolia (Retz.) Willd.
  • Podalyria oleifolia Salisb.
  • Podalyria orbicularis (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Podalyria pearsonii E.Phillips
  • Podalyria racemulosa DC.
  • Podalyria sericea (Andrews) R.Br.
  • Podalyria variabilis A.L.Schutte

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Podalyria Willd. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ Schutte-Vlok, A. & B. van Wyk. 2011. A taxonomic revision of Podalyria (Fabaceae). Systematic Botany 36(3) 631-60.
  3. ^ Van Wyk BE, Schutte AL (1995). "Phylogenetic relationships in the tribes Podalyrieae, Liparieae and Crotalarieae". In Crisp MD, Doyle JJ (eds.). Advances in Legume Systematics, Part 7: Phylogeny. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 283–308. ISBN 978-0947643799.
  4. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Podalyria". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  5. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Podalyria". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. ^ Some sources treat Podalyria hirsuta as a synonym of Podalyria cordata.