Podalyria | |
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Podalyria calyptrata | |
Scientific 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. |
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 comprises the following species: [1] [3] [4] [5]