Biology:Aspalathus retroflexa
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Short description: Species of plant
| Aspalathus retroflexa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Aspalathus |
| Species: | A. retroflexa
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspalathus retroflexa L.
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Aspalathus retroflexa is a small to medium-sized shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos vegetation. It occurs from the Wemmershoek Mountains to the Cape Peninsula, Hangklip and Agulhas but not on the Cape Flats. It has a distribution area of 9586 km².[2]
The species has three subspecies:
- Aspalathus retroflexa subsp. angustipetala R.Dahlgren
- Aspalathus retroflexa subsp. bicolor (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren
- Aspalathus retroflexa subsp. retroflexa
References
- ↑ "Aspalathus retroflexa L.". SANBI Redlist. http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=364-414.
- ↑ "Aspalathus retroflexa L.". Plants of the World Online. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:475767-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q15504646 entry
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