Polhillia

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Polhillia
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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Polhillia C.H.Stirt. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Polhillia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Polhillia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. 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 .