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Amphithalea

Amphithalea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes 41 species endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

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Amphithalea
Amphithalea ericifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Podalyrieae
Genus: Amphithalea
Eckl. & Zeyh. (1836)
Species

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Synonyms12
  • Coelidium Vogel ex Walp. (1840)
  • Cryphianthia Eckl. and Zeyh. (1836)
  • Epistemum Walp. (1840)
  • Heudusa E.Mey. (1836)
  • Ingenhoussia E.Mey. (1836)
  • Lathriogyna Eckl. and Zeyh. (1836)

Amphithalea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes 41 species endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.1

Species

Amphithalea comprises the following species:1234

  • Amphithalea alba Granby
  • Amphithalea axillaris Granby
  • Amphithalea biovulata (Bolus) Granby
  • Amphithalea bodkinii Dummer
  • Amphithalea bowiei (Benth.) A. L. Schutte
  • Amphithalea bullata (Benth.) A. L. Schutte
  • Amphithalea cedarbergensis (Granby) A. L. Schutte
  • Amphithalea ciliaris Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Amphithalea concava Granby
  • Amphithalea cuneifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Amphithalea cymbifolia (C. A. Sm.) A. L. Schutte
  • Amphithalea dahlgrenii (Granby) A. L. Schutte
  • Amphithalea ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Amphithalea esterhuyseniae (Granby) A.L.Schutte
  • Amphithalea flava (Granby) A.L.Schutte
  • Amphithalea fourcadei Compton
  • Amphithalea imbricata (L.) Druce
  • Amphithalea intermedia Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Amphithalea micrantha (E. Mey.) Walp.
  • Amphithalea minima (Granby) A.L.Schutte
  • Amphithalea monticola A.L.Schutte
  • Amphithalea muirii (Granby) A.L.Schutte
  • Amphithalea muraltioides (Benth.) A.L.Schutte
  • Amphithalea obtusiloba (Granby) A.L.Schutte
  • Amphithalea oppositifolia L.Bolus
  • Amphithalea ornata Boatwr. & J.C.Manning
  • Amphithalea pageae (L. Bolus) A.L.Schutte
  • Amphithalea perplexa Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Amphithalea phylicoides Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Amphithalea purpurea (Granby) A.L.Schutte
  • Amphithalea rostrata A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk
  • Amphithalea sericea Schltr.
  • Amphithalea speciosa Schltr.
  • Amphithalea spinosa A.L.Schutte (unplaced)
  • Amphithalea stokoei L. Bolus
  • Amphithalea tomentosa (Thunb.) Granby
  • Amphithalea tortilis (E. Mey.) Steud.
  • Amphithalea villosa Schltr.
  • Amphithalea violacea (E. Mey.) Benth.
  • Amphithalea virgata Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Amphithalea vlokii (A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk) A.L.Schutte
  • Amphithalea williamsonii Harv.

Formerly placed here

  • Coelidium fourcadei (as Amphithalea parvifolia)5
References

References

  1. Amphithalea Eckl. & Zeyh. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. Schutte AL (1998). "A re-evaluation of the generic status of Amphithalea and Coelidium (Fabaceae)". Taxon. 47 (1): 55–65. doi:10.2307/1224019. JSTOR 1224019.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Amphithalea". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 28 February 2014. See also "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Coelidium (a synonym of Amphithalea)". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  4. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Xiphotheca". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  5. Amphithalea parvifolia (Thunb.) A.L.Schutte. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.