Melolobium

Melolobium is a genus of 15[2] species of flowering plants belonging to the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.

Melolobium
Melolobium aethiopicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Genisteae[1]
Genus:
Melolobium

Eckl. & Zeyh.
Species

15; see text.

These plants are perennial herbs and small shrubs. Many are spiny. The leaves have three leaflets. The inflorescence is a terminal raceme of flowers. The flowers are yellow, sometimes fading orange or purple.[2]

Species

Melolobium comprises the following species:[3][4][5]

  • Melolobium accedens Burtt Davy
  • Melolobium adenodes Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Melolobium aethiopicum (L.) Druce
  • Melolobium alpinum Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Melolobium burchellii N.E. Br.
  • Melolobium calycinum Benth.
  • Melolobium canaliculatum (E. Mey.) Benth.
  • Melolobium candicans (E. Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Melolobium canescens (E. Mey.) Benth.
  • Melolobium decorum Dummer
  • Melolobium decumbens (E. Mey.) Burtt Davy
  • Melolobium exudans Harv.
  • Melolobium glanduliferum Dummer
  • Melolobium humile Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Melolobium karasbergense L. Bolus
  • Melolobium macrocalyx Dummer
  • Melolobium microphyllum (L. f.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Melolobium mixtum Dummer
  • Melolobium obcordatum Harv.
  • Melolobium parviflorum Benth.
  • Melolobium peglerae Dummer
  • Melolobium stipulatum (Thunb.) Harv.
  • Melolobium subspicatum Conrath
  • Melolobium velutinum E. Mey.
  • Melolobium villosum Harms
  • Melolobium viscidulum Steud.
  • Melolobium wilmsii Harms

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[5]

  • Melolobium collinum Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Melolobium lampolobum (E.Mey.) Moteetee & B.-E.van Wyk
  • Melolobium macrocalyx Dümmer
  • Melolobium spicatum Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Melolobium squarrosum Eckl. & Zeyh.

References
  1. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  2. Moteetee, A., & van Wyk, B. E. (2006). A revision of the genus Melolobium (Genisteae, Fabacaeae). South African Journal of Botany, 72(1), 51-98.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Melolobium". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Melolobium". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. "The Plant List entry for Melolobium". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.


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