Chorizema

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Chorizema
Chorizema cordatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Mirbelieae
Genus: Chorizema
Sm.
Species

See text.

endangered Chorizema varium[1]

Chorizema is a genus of the legume family Fabaceae. They are small, evergreen shrubs and climbers native to scrub habitats in Australia, valued in cultivation for their pea-like flowers. Most species do not tolerate frost, and in temperate regions require the protection of glass.[2]

Species include:[3]

  • Chorizema aciculare (DC.) C.A.Gardner
  • Chorizema carinatum (Meisn.) J.M.Taylor & Crisp
  • Chorizema circinale J.M.Taylor & Crisp
  • Chorizema cordatum Lindl.
  • Chorizema cytisoides Turcz.
  • Chorizema dicksonii Graham
  • Chorizema diversifolium A.DC.
  • Chorizema genistoides (Meisn.) C.A.Gardner
  • Chorizema glycinifolium (Sm.) Druce
  • Chorizema humile Turcz.
  • Chorizema ilicifolium Labill.
  • Chorizema nanum (Andrews) Sims
  • Chorizema nervosum T.Moore
  • Chorizema obtusifolium (Sweet) J.M.Taylor & Crisp
  • Chorizema parviflorum Benth.
  • Chorizema racemosum (Meisn.) J.M.Taylor & Crisp
  • Chorizema reticulatum Meisn.
  • Chorizema retrorsum J.M.Taylor & Crisp
  • Chorizema rhombeum R.Br.
  • Chorizema rhynchotropis Meisn.
  • Chorizema spathulatum (Meisn.) J.M.Taylor & Crisp
  • Chorizema trigonum Turcz.
  • Chorizema ulotropis J.M.Taylor & Crisp
  • Chorizema uncinatum C.R.P.Andrews
  • Chorizema varium Paxton

References

  1. Chorizema varium - FloraBase
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964. 
  3. "Chorizema". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-09-14. 
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