Biology:Hypocalyptus

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Hypocalyptus
Hypocalyptus sophoroides-IMG 0505.jpg
Hypocalyptus sophoroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
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Tribe:
Hypocalypteae

(Yakovlev) A. L. Schutte and Van Wyk B-E.[1]
Genus:
Hypocalyptus

Thunb. (1800)
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Crotalaria sect. Purpureae Benth.
  • Duvalia Bonpl. (1813), nom. illeg.
  • Loddigesia Sims (1808)

Hypocalyptus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes three species of shrubs, subshrubs or small trees native to the Cape region of South Africa. Typical habitats include Mediterranean-climate shrubland (fynbos) at forest margins, in rocky and sandy areas, and along streams, often at high elevations.[2]

The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and is the only genus found in tribe Hypocalypteae.[3][4]

Species

Hypocalyptus comprises the following species:[2][1][5][6][7]

  • Hypocalyptus coluteoides (Lam.) R. Dahlgren
  • Hypocalyptus oxalidifolius (Sims) Baill.
  • Hypocalyptus sophoroides (P.J.Bergius) Baill.

Formerly placed here

  • Hypocalyptus calyptratus (Retz.) Thunb. is a synonym of Podalyria calyptrata
  • Hypocalyptus capensis Thunb. is a synonym of Virgilia oroboides subsp. oroboides
  • Hypocalyptus pedunculatus (Thunb.) Thunb. is a synonym of Podalyria biflora[8]
  • Hypocalyptus sericeus Thunb. is a synonym of Podalyria leipoldtii[9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "The tribal position of Hypocalyptus Thunberg (Fabaceae)". Novon 8 (2): 178–182. 1998. doi:10.2307/3391993. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/121763. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hypocalyptus Thunb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. "Revisiting the phylogeny of papilionoid legumes: new insights from comprehensively sampled early-branching lineages". Am J Bot 99 (12): 1991–2013. 2012. doi:10.3732/ajb.1200380. PMID 23221500. 
  4. "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot 89: 58–75. 2013. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001. 
  5. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Hypocalyptus". Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. http://www.ildis.org/AliceWeb/6.00/names/npall/npall_368.shtml. Retrieved 7 November 2016. 
  6. USDA; ARS. "GRIN species records of Hypocalyptus". National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=5977. Retrieved 7 November 2016. 
  7. "The Plant List entry for Hypocalyptus". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Leguminosae/Hypocalyptus/. Retrieved 7 November 2016. 
  8. Hypocalyptus pedunculatus (Thunb.) Thunb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. Hypocalyptus sericeus Thunb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

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