Ezoloba

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Ezoloba
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Crotalarieae
Genus: Ezoloba
B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr., 2011 [1]
Species:
E. macrocarpa
Binomial name
Ezoloba macrocarpa
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr., 2011 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Lotononis macrocarpaEckl. & Zeyh., 1836

Ezoloba macrocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and the tribe Crotalarieae found in South Africa. It is the only species included in the genus Ezoloba.

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<i>Gigasiphon</i> Genus of legumes

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<i>Lebeckia</i> Genus of legumes

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<i>Lotononis</i> Genus of legumes

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Crotalarieae Tribe of legumes

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<i>Bolusia</i> Genus of legumes

Bolusia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is found only in southern Africa.

<i>Hypocalyptus</i> Genus of legumes

Hypocalyptus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and is the only genus found in Tribe Hypocalypteae.

<i>Piptanthus</i> Genus of legumes

Piptanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and the subfamily Faboideae.

<i>Podalyria</i> Genus of legumes

Podalyria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus is endemic to South Africa.

<i>Rafnia</i> Genus of legumes

Rafnia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

<i>Rothia</i> (plant) Genus of legumes

Rothia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the tribe Crotalarieae of subfamily Faboideae, and comprises two species:

<i>Xiphotheca</i> Genus of legumes

Xiphotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The name of the genus is a compound of Ancient Greek ξίφος (ksíphos), which means "sword", and θήκη (thēkē) which can mean "box" or "sheath"—a reference to the shape of the legume pods. Members of this genus can be distinguished by:

"(1) the presence of bracteoles in most species; (2) the fusion of the bracts with the base of the pedicel; (3) the laterally compressed pods; and (4) the accumulation of anabasine as a major alkaloid."

Euchlora hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and the tribe Crotalarieae found in South Africa. It is the only species included in the genus Euchlora.

Listia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae and the tribe Crotalarieae. Members of this genus are mainly found in southern Africa but some can be found in central Africa. It was recently segregated from the genus Lotononis. Unlike other members of the Crotalarieae, members of the genus Listia have lupinoid root nodules.

<i>Leobordea</i> Genus of legumes

Leobordea is a genus of legumes in the family Fabaceae and the tribe Crotalarieae. Members of this genus are found in the eastern parts of South Africa as well as tropical Africa and the Mediterranean countries. It was recently segregated from the genus Lotononis.

<i>Calobota</i> Genus of legumes

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Wiborgiella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Genisteae Tribe of legumes

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References

  1. 1 2 Boatwright JS, Wink M, van Wyk BE (2011). "The generic concept of Lotononis (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae): Reinstatement of the genera Euchlora, Leobordea and Listia and the new genus Ezoloba". Taxon . 60 (1): 161–77. doi:10.1002/tax.601014.
  2. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Ezoloba". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2014.