Otholobium

Otholobium is a genus of shrubs, subshrubs or seldomly decumbent perennial or herbaceous plants, with 44 accepted species,[1] occurring in southern and eastern Africa that is assigned to the legume family Fabaceae.

Otholobium
Otholobium glandulosum
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Otholobium

C. H. Stirt.
Species

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There are about 53 species. They are native to southern and eastern Africa, and possibly South America. They are herbs, shrubs, or trees.[2]

Species

  • Otholobium bractolatum
  • Otholobium bolusii (H. M. L. Forbes) C. H. Stirton
  • Otholobium caffrum
  • Otholobium candicans
  • Otholobium decumbens
  • Otholobium foliosum
  • Otholobium fruticans
  • Otholobium glandulosum
  • Otholobium hirtum
  • Otholobium holosericeum
  • Otholobium pubescens
  • Otholobium rotundifolium
  • Otholobium sericeum
  • Otholobium spicatum
  • Otholobium striatum
  • Otholobium wilmsii

References

  1. "Otholobium". The Plantlist.
  2. Otholobium. Legumes of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.


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