Sphaerolobium

Sphaerolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia, occurring in all states and territories except the Northern Territory.[1]

Sphaerolobium
Sphaerolobium macranthum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
(unranked):
Mirbelioids
Genus:
Sphaerolobium

Species

See text

Species

Sphaerolobium comprises the following species:[2][3][4][5]

  • Sphaerolobium acanthos Crisp—Grampians Globe-pea
  • Sphaerolobium alatum Benth.
  • Sphaerolobium daviesioides Turcz.
  • Sphaerolobium drummondii Turcz.
  • Sphaerolobium fornicatum Benth.
  • Sphaerolobium gracile Benth.
  • Sphaerolobium grandiflorum Benth.
  • Sphaerolobium linophyllum (Hugel) Benth.
  • Sphaerolobium macranthum Meisn.
  • Sphaerolobium medium R.Br.
  • Sphaerolobium nudiflorum (Meisn.) Benth.
  • Sphaerolobium pubescens Butcher
  • Sphaerolobium pulchellum Meisn.
  • Sphaerolobium racemulosum Benth.
  • Sphaerolobium rostratum Butcher
  • Sphaerolobium scabriusculum Meisn.
  • Sphaerolobium validum Butcher
  • Sphaerolobium vimineum Sm.—Leafless Globe-pea

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

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

  • Sphaerolobium acuminatum Benth.
  • Sphaerolobium benetectum R.Butcher
  • Sphaerolobium calcicola R.Butcher
  • Sphaerolobium crassirameum Meisn.
  • Sphaerolobium euchilus Benth.
  • Sphaerolobium foliosum F.Muell.
  • Sphaerolobium hygrophilum R.Butcher
  • Sphaerolobium minus Labill.—Eastern Globe-pea
  • Sphaerolobium parviflorum F.Muell.
  • Sphaerolobium stenopterum Meisn. .

References
  1. "Genus Sphaerolobium". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Sphaerolobium". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Sphaerolobium". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. "The Plant List entry for Sphaerolobium". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. "Sphaerolobium". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 17 October 2008.


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