Polhillia

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.

Polhillia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

11; see text

Species

Polhillia 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
  1. Polhillia C.H.Stirt. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Polhillia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
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