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Dichilus

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Dichilus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes five species native to southern Africa, from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Namibia to South Africa.

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It is catalogued under topics including Fabaceae genera, Flora of Southern Africa and Flora of South Tropical Africa.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFabales
  5. FamilyFabaceae
Habitatmarine
Native toBotswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

General: the southern African genera Melolobium and Dichilus (previously placed

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
6
With media
4
Family
Fabaceae
Collections
VT, NHMUK
Recorded in
South Africa, Namibia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Genisteae
Image
Dichilus gracilis (Fabaceae) (27125454126).jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Dichilus
topic's main category
Category:Dichilus
Commons category
Dichilus
taxon author citation
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Dichilus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes five species native to southern Africa, from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Namibia to South Africa.

==Species== Five species are accepted: Dichilus gracilis Eckl. & Zeyh. Dichilus lebeckioides DC. Dichilus pilosus Conrath ex Schinz Dichilus reflexus (N.E.Br.) A.L.Schutte Dichilus strictus E.Mey.

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