Podalyria argentea

Podalyria argentea is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae or Leguminosae), native to the Cape Province of South Africa.[1]

Podalyria argentea
Illustration from The Paradisus Londinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Podalyria
Species:
P. argentea
Binomial name
Podalyria argentea
Synonyms[1]
  • Podalyria angustifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Podalyria biflora Sims
  • Podalyria cuneifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Podalyria liparioides Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Podalyria pedunculata Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Podalyria subbiflora Benth.

It should not be confused with Podalyria argentea Willd., which is a synonym for a quite different species, Ammodendron bifolium, from Russia and Xinjiang, China.[2]

References
  1. "Podalyria argentea Salisb.", African plants database, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute, retrieved 2013-09-30
  2. Bao, Bojian & Vincent, Michael A. (2010), "Ammodendron bifolium", in Wu, Zhengyi; Raven, Peter H. & Hong, Deyuan (eds.), Flora of China, Vol. 10 (online), eFloras.org, retrieved 2013-09-30


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