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Podalyria
Sign in to savePodalyria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 17 species of small trees or shrubs native to the Cape Provinces, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. They inhabit Mediterranean-climate shrubland (fynbos and forest margins) from low to high elevations, typically in rocky or sandy areas. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus is endemic to South Africa.
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Water blossom pea
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
General: Bank et al. (2002) indicates that Podalyria is paraphyletic Use: Podalyria calyptrata (Retz.) Willd. (bush sweetpea
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Podalyria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 17 species of small trees or shrubs native to the Cape Provinces, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. They inhabit Mediterranean-climate shrubland (fynbos and forest margins) from low to high elevations, typically in rocky or sandy areas. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus is endemic to South Africa.
==Species== Podalyria comprises the following species: Podalyria amoena Podalyria biflora (L.) Lam. Podalyria burchellii DC. Podalyria buxifolia Willd. Podalyria calyptrata (Retz.) Willd. Podalyria cordata R.Br. Podalyria hirsuta (Aiton) Willd. Podalyria lanceolata Podalyria leipoldtii L.Bolus ex A.L.Schutte Podalyria microphylla E.Mey. Podalyria myrtillifolia (Retz.) Willd. Podalyria oleifolia Salisb. Podalyria orbicularis (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Podalyria pearsonii E.Phillips Podalyria racemulosa DC. Podalyria sericea (Andrews) R.Br. Podalyria variabilis A.L.Schutte