Fabaceae

Wiborgia Thunb.

First published in Nov. Gen. Pl. 10: 137 (1800), 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)

Habit
Shrubs
Ecology
Mediterranean shrubland (fynbos and renosterveld), mostly in rocky areas and sandy flats
Distribution
Africa (endemic to the Cape region of South Africa)
Note
A morphologically uniform and clearly monophyletic group with striking similarity to some species of Lebeckia, but generic affinities have yet to be explored in depth; the indehiscent, winged, samara-like fruits are a unique diagnostic character
[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