Podalyria racemulosa

Podalyria racemulosa
Illustration from The Paradisus Londinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Podalyria
Species:	P. racemulosa
Binomial name
Podalyria racemulosa DC.
Synonyms [1]
Aphora argentea(Salisb.) Kuntze Podalyria angustifolia(E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Podalyria argentea(Salisb.) Salisb., nom. illeg. Podalyria argentea var. angustifoliaE.Mey. Podalyria argentea var. glabrataWalp. Podalyria argentea var. racemulosa(DC.) Walp. Sophora argenteaSalisb.

Podalyria argentea is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae or Leguminosae), native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa. ^{[1] [2]}

The synonym Podalyria argentea(Salisb.) Salisb. should not be confused with Podalyria argenteaW(Siev.) Willd., which is a synonym for a quite different species, Ammodendron bifolium , from Russia and Xinjiang, China. ^[3]

References

1. "Podalyria racemulosa DC". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 October 2025.
2. "Podalyria argentea Salisb.", African plants database, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute, retrieved 2013-09-30
3. Bao, Bojian & Vincent, Michael A. (2010), "Ammodendron bifolium", in Wu, Zhengyi; Raven, Peter H. & Hong, Deyuan (eds.), Flora of China, Vol. 10 (online), eFloras.org, retrieved 2013-09-30