Xiphotheca fruticosa

Xiphotheca fruticosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Podalyrieae
Genus: Xiphotheca
Species: Xiphotheca fruticosa

Name

Xiphotheca fruticosa (L.) A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk, Taxon 42: 46 (1993).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lotus fruticosus L., Syst. Nat.: 1179 (1759).
    • Lectotypus: (designated by Schutte & van Wyk, 1993: 46): Without locality, anon. s.n. (S, Linnaeus Type Herb. No. S293.5).
• Heterotypic
  • Crotalaria lanata Thunb. Thunb., Prodr. P1. Cap.: 124 (1800).
    • Lectotypus: (designated by Schutte & van Wyk, 1993: 46): Africa, Cape Province, "e Cap. b. Spei", Thunberg s.n. (UPS, Herb. Thunberg 16557).
  • Priestleya villosa DC., Prodr. 2: 122 (1825), nom. illeg.
    • Lectotypus: (designated by Schutte & van Wyk, 1993: 47): South Africa, Cape Province, "Cap. de B. Esp.", 1816, Lambert s.n. (G-DC, specimen No. 11).
    • Xiphotheca villosa Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. P1. Afric. Austral. 2: 166 (1836).
  • Priestleya sieberi Tausch, Flora 25: 281 (1842).
• Misapplied names
  • Borbonia tomentosa auct. non L., Sp. Pl.: 707 (1753).
  • Crotalaria tomentosa auct. non (L.) Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 192 (1800).
  • Xiphotheca tomentosa auct. non (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Liparia villosa auct. non L., Mant. Pl. 2: 269 (1771).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Xiphotheca fruticosa Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Western Cape). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schutte, A.L. & Van Wyk, B.-E. 1993. The reinstatement of the genus Xiphotheca (Fabaceae). Taxon 42(1): 43–49. DOI: 10.2307/1223301 JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Xiphotheca fruticosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Xiphotheca fruticosa. Published online. Accessed: May 26 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Xiphotheca fruticosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Xiphotheca fruticosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Xiphotheca fruticosa. Accessed: 26 May 2021.

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