Sutherlandia
Genus of legumes
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::summary Genus of legumes ::
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Sutherlandia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae containing six known living species. The genus was once organized as having a single species, S. frutescens, but later expanded to include more based on morphological characteristics. However, later analysis found more genetic variation between populations than between taxa.
The genus Sutherlandia is sometimes included in the genus Lessertia and it is morphologically and chemically similar to Lessertia, Astragalus, and other genera of the tribe Galegeae.
Species
- Sutherlandia frutescens (L.) R.Br. cancerbush, balloon pea (Australia, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa)
- Sutherlandia humilis E.Phillips & R.A.Dyer (South Africa)
- Sutherlandia microphylla Burch (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa)
- Sutherlandia montana E.Phillips & R.A.Dyer (Lesotho, South Africa)
- Sutherlandia speciosa E.Phillips & R.A.Dyer (South Africa)
- Sutherlandia tomentosa Eckl. & Zeyh. (South Africa)
References
References
- (1 September 1998). "Lack of genetic differentiation between 19 populations from seven taxa of Sutherlandia Tribe: Galegeae, Fabaceae". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology.
- (9 Aug 2008). "A review of the taxonomy, ethnobotany, chemistry and pharmacology of Sutherlandia frutescens (Fabaceae)". Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
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