| Podalyria | |
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| Podalyria calyptrata | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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17; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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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. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus is endemic to South Africa.
Species
Podalyria comprises the following species:
- 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.
- 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
- ^ Podalyria Willd. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- Schutte-Vlok, A. & B. van Wyk. 2011. A taxonomic revision of Podalyria (Fabaceae). Systematic Botany 36(3) 631-60.
- 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. Archived from the original on 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Podalyria". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Podalyria". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- Some sources treat Podalyria hirsuta as a synonym of Podalyria cordata.
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