Fabaceae

Virgilia Lam.

First published in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 454 (1793), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Cape Prov.

Descriptions

Legumes of the World. Edited by G. Lewis, B. Schrire, B. MacKinder & M. Lock. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. (2005)

Vernacular
keurboom
Habit
Trees
Ecology
Subtropical Afromontane forest margins, often along streams and river banks
Distribution
South Africa (endemic to the Cape region from the Cape Peninsula to Grahamstown)
Note
Cladistic analyses all confirm a close relationship with Calpurnia (see Schutte & Van Wyk, 1998a and Crisp et al., 2000)
[LOWO]

Uses

Use
Attractive and popular garden trees in many parts of the world (known as keurboom in South Africa); of ecological importance as a forest margin pioneer, the wood is sometimes used for furniture and has other general uses
[LOWO]

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0