Euchlora

Euchlora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Crotalarieae
Genus:	Euchlora; Eckl. & Zeyh. (1836)
Species:	E. hirsuta
Binomial name
	Euchlora hirsuta; (Thunb.) Druce (1916 publ. 1917)
Synonyms
	Crotalaria serpens E.Mey. (1832); Euchlora serpens (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (1836); Lotononis sect. Euchlora (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.-E. van Wyk 1991; Lotononis hirsuta (Thunb.) D.Dietr. (1847); Lotononis serpens (E.Mey.) R.Dahlgren (1964); Microtropis E.Mey. (1836); Microtropis hirsuta (Thunb.) E.Mey. (1836); Ononis hirsuta Thunb. (1800); Rafnia axillaris Willd. ex Walp. (1840), not validly publ.;

Euchlora hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a tuberous geophyte endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.² It is the only species included in the genus Euchlora, which is part of tribe Crotalarieae.

References

Boatwright JS, Wink M, van Wyk BE (2011). "The generic concept of Lotononis (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae): Reinstatement of the genera Euchlora, Leobordea and Listia and the new genus Ezoloba". Taxon. 60 (1): 161–77. doi:10.1002/tax.601014.
Euchlora hirsuta (Thunb.) Druce. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[Boatwright-1] Boatwright JS, Wink M, van Wyk BE (2011). "The generic concept of Lotononis (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae): Reinstatement of the genera Euchlora, Leobordea and Listia and the new genus Ezoloba". Taxon. 60 (1): 161–77. doi:10.1002/tax.601014.

[powo-2] Euchlora hirsuta (Thunb.) Druce. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

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