Stirtonanthus
| Stirtonanthus | |
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| Stirtonanthus taylorianus in Swartberg Pass, Western Cape, South Africa. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Podalyrieae |
| Genus: | Stirtonanthus B.-E. van Wyk & A.L.Schutte (1995) |
| Species[1][2][3] | |
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Stirtonanthus is endemic to South Africa.[1]
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| Synonyms[4] | |
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Stirtonia B.-E.van Wyk & A.L.Schutte (1994), nom. illeg. | |
Stirtonanthus is a South African genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species of shrubs native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. They grow in fynbos (Mediterranean-climate shrubland) at medium to high elevations. Each species is highly localized.[5] It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Van Wyk B-E, Schutte AL (1994). "Stirtonia, a new genus of the tribe Podalyrieae (Leguminosae) from South Africa". Nord J Bot. 14 (3): 319–325. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb00612.x.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Stirtonanthus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Stirtonanthus". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Van Wyk B-E, Schutte AL (1995). "Stirtonanthus, a new name for Stirtonia (Leguminosae, tribe Podalyrieae)". Nord J Bot. 15 (1): 67. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1995.tb00123.x.
- ^ [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:982631-1 Stirtonanthus B.-E.van Wyk & A.L.Schutte. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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