Wiborgiella

Wiborgiella
Wiborgiella sessilifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Crotalarieae
Genus:	Wiborgiella Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
Type species
Wiborgiella fasciculata (Benth.) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
Species
See text
Synonyms [1]
Lebeckia section ViborgioidesBenth.

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

They are native to the Cape Provinces and Free State (province) in South Africa. ^[2]

The genus name of Wiborgiella is in honour of Erik Viborg (1759–1822), who was a Danish veterinarian and botanist. ^[3]

Species

Wiborgiella comprises the following species: ^{[1] [4]}

• Wiborgiella argentea Boatwr. & Helme ^[2]
• Wiborgiella bowieana (Benth.) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
• Wiborgiella dahlgrenii Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk ^[2]
• Wiborgiella fasciculata (Benth.) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
• Wiborgiella humilis (Thunb.) Boatwr. & B.-E. van Wyk
• Wiborgiella inflata (Bolus) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
• Wiborgiella leipoldtiana (Schltr. ex Dahlgr.) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
• Wiborgiella mucronata (Benth.) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
• Wiborgiella sessilifolia (Eckl. and Zeyh.) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
• Wiborgiella vlokii Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk ^[2]

References

1. Boatwright JS, Tilney PM, Van Wyk BE (2009). "The generic concept of Lebeckia (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae): reinstatement of the genus Calobota and the new genus Wiborgiella". S Afr J Bot . 75 (3): 546–556. doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.06.001 .
2. "Wiborgiella Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.
4. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Wiborgiella". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 4 March 2014.