Hardenbergia

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Hardenbergia
Hardenbergia comptoniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Kennediinae
Genus: Hardenbergia
Benth.[1]
Species

See text.

Hardenbergia is a small genus of leguminous vines from Australia. The genus was named in honour of Franziska Countess von Hardenberg, by English botanist George Bentham, in 1837.

There are three species as follows:

  • Hardenbergia comptoniana (Andrews) Benth.
  • Hardenbergia perbrevidens R.J.F.Hend.
  • Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) Stearn (False Sarsparilla, Purple Coral Pea, Waraburra)

References

  1. "Hardenbergia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2013-05-11. 


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