Polhillia

Polhillia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

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

C. H. Stirt.
Species

7–8; see text.

Species

Polhillia comprises the following species:[2][3][4]

  • Polhillia brevicalyx (C.H. Stirt.) B.-E. van Wyk & A.L. Schutte
  • Polhillia canescens C.H. Stirt.
  • Polhillia curtisiae C.H. Stirt. & Muasya
  • Polhillia connatum (Harv.) C.H. Stirt.
  • Polhillia ignota Boatwr.[5]
  • Polhillia involucratum (Thunb.) B.-E. van Wyk & A.L. Schutte
  • Polhillia pallens C.H. Stirt.
  • Polhillia waltersii (C.H. Stirt.) C.H. Stirt.

[6]

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[4]

  • Polhillia obsoleta (Harv.) B.-E.van Wyk

References
  1. Cardoso D; Pennington RT; de Queiroz LP; Boatwright JS; Van Wyk B-E; 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. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Polhillia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Polhillia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. "The Plant List entry for Polhillia". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. Boatwright JS (2010). "A rare new species of Polhillia (Genisteae, Fabaceae)". S Afr J Bot. 76 (1): 142–145. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2009.07.006.
  6. Curtis OE, Stirton CH, & Muasya AM. 2013. A conservation and floristic assessment of poorly known species rich quartz-silcrete outcrops within Rûens Shale Renosterveld (Overberg, Western Cape), with taxonomic descriptions of five new species. South African Journal of Botany 87: 99–111.


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