Polhillia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 11 species of shrubs and herbs native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. They grow in Mediterranean-climate renosterveld (shrubland) and scrub-grassland, typically in heavy soils.[1] The genus belongs to subfamily Faboideae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Genisteae |
| Genus: | Polhillia C.H.Stirt. (1986) |
| Species[1] | |
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11; see text | |
Species
editPolhillia comprises the following species:[1][2][3][4]
- Polhillia brevicalyx (C.H.Stirt.) B.-E.van Wyk & A.L.Schutte
- Polhillia connata (Harv.) C.H.Stirt.
- Polhillia curtisiae C.H.Stirt. & Muasya
- Polhillia connatum (Harv.) C.H.Stirt.
- Polhillia fortunata du Preez
- Polhillia groenewaldii du Preez
- Polhillia ignota Boatwr.[5]
- Polhillia involucrata (Thunb.) B.-E.van Wyk & A.L.Schutte
- Polhillia obsoleta (Harv.) B.-E.van Wyk
- Polhillia pallens C.H.Stirt.
- Polhillia stirtoniana du Preez
- Polhillia xairuensis du Preez
References
edit- ^ a b c Polhillia C.H.Stirt. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Polhillia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. hdl:11427/28211.
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