Xiphotheca
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Podalyrieae[1][2] |
| Genus: | Xiphotheca Eckl. & Zeyh. |
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Xiphotheca is endemic to the fynbos of South Africa.[3]
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Xiphotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. The name of the genus is a compound of Ancient Greek ξίφος (ksíphos), which means "sword", and θήκη (thēkē) which can mean "box" or "sheath"—a reference to the shape of the legume pods.[3] Members of this genus can be distinguished by:
"(1) the presence of bracteoles in most species; (2) the fusion of the bracts with the base of the pedicel; (3) the laterally compressed pods; and (4) the accumulation of anabasine as a major alkaloid."[3]
Species
Xiphotheca comprises the following species:[4][3][5]
Section Congestae
- Xiphotheca fruticosa (L.) A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
- Xiphotheca guthriei (L. Bolus) A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
- Xiphotheca lanceolata (E. Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Xiphotheca reflexa (Thunb.) A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
Section Xiphotheca
- Xiphotheca canescens (Thunb.) A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
- Xiphotheca cordifolia A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
- Xiphotheca elliptica (DC.) A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
- Xiphotheca phylicoides A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
- Xiphotheca tecta (Thunb.) A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
References
- ↑ Boatwright JS, Savolainen V, Van Wyk B-E, Schutte-Vlok AL, Forest F., Van der Bank M. (2008). "Systematic position of the anomalous genus Cadia and the phylogeny of the tribe Podalyrieae (Fabaceae)". Syst Bot 33 (1): 133–147. doi:10.1600/036364408783887500.
- ↑ Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk B-E, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M. (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Schutte AL (1997). "A revision of the genus Xiphotheca (Fabaceae)". Ann Missouri Bot Gard 84 (1): 90–102. doi:10.2307/2399955.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Schutte AL, Van Wyk B-E. (1993). "The Reinstatement of the Genus Xiphotheca (Fabaceae)". Taxon 41 (1): 43–49. doi:10.2307/1223301. JSTOR 1223301.
- ↑ USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Xiphotheca". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 28 February 2014.