Biology:Bolusia

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Bolusia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Crotalarieae
Genus: Bolusia
Benth. (1873)
Species[1][2][3]
  • Bolusia acuminata (DC.) Polhill
  • Bolusia amboensis (Schinz) Harms
  • Bolusia ervoides (Welw. ex Baker) Torre
  • Bolusia grandis B.-E. Van Wyk
  • Bolusia polhilliana Lisowski
  • Bolusia resupinata Milne-Redh.
Bolusia distribution.svg
  Bolusia acuminata
  Bolusia ervoides
  Bolusia amboensis
  Bolusia resupinata
  Bolusia grandis
  An undescribed species of Bolusia

Bolusia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes six species native to southern Africa.[3]

  • Bolusia acuminata (DC.) Polhill – southeastern Botswana to northern Cape Province of South Africa
  • Bolusia amboensis (Schinz) Harms – southern Democratic Republic of the Congo through Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Botswana
  • Bolusia ervoides (Welw. ex Baker) Torre – Angola (Huíla)
  • Bolusia grandis B.-E. Van Wyk – southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia
  • Bolusia polhilliana Lisowski – southern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Bolusia resupinata Milne-Redh. – Malawi and Zambia

References

  1. "A revision of the genus Bolusia (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae)". S Afr J Bot 76 (1): 86–94. 2010. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2009.08.010. 
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Bolusia". Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Bolusia&species~. Retrieved 4 March 2014. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21825-1 Bolusia Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 August 2023.


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