Biology:Polhillia

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Polhillia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Genisteae
Genus: Polhillia
C.H.Stirt. (1986)
Species[1]

11; see text

Polhillia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 11 species of shrubs and herbs native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa . They grow in Mediterranean-climate renosterveld (shrubland) and scrub-grassland, typically in heavy soils.[1] The genus belongs to subfamily Faboideae.

Species

Polhillia comprises the following species:[1][2][3][4]

  • Polhillia brevicalyx (C.H.Stirt.) B.-E.van Wyk & A.L.Schutte
  • Polhillia connata (Harv.) C.H.Stirt.
  • Polhillia curtisiae C.H.Stirt. & Muasya
  • Polhillia connatum (Harv.) C.H.Stirt.
  • Polhillia fortunata du Preez
  • Polhillia groenewaldii du Preez
  • Polhillia ignota Boatwr.[5]
  • Polhillia involucrata (Thunb.) B.-E.van Wyk & A.L.Schutte
  • Polhillia obsoleta (Harv.) B.-E.van Wyk
  • Polhillia pallens C.H.Stirt.
  • Polhillia stirtoniana du Preez
  • Polhillia xairuensis du Preez

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Polhillia C.H.Stirt. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Polhillia". Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Polhillia&species~. Retrieved 15 April 2014. 
  3. USDA; ARS. "GRIN species records of Polhillia". National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?9677. Retrieved 15 April 2014. 
  4. Curtis OE, Stirton CH, & Muasya AM. 2013. A conservation and floristic assessment of poorly known species rich quartz-silcrete outcrops within Rûens Shale Renosterveld (Overberg, Western Cape), with taxonomic descriptions of five new species. South African Journal of Botany 87: 99–111.
  5. Boatwright JS (2010). "A rare new species of Polhillia (Genisteae, Fabaceae)". S Afr J Bot 76 (1): 142–145. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2009.07.006. 

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