''Leobordea'' is a genus of
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
s in the family
and the tribe
Crotalarieae
Crotalarieae is a tribe of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It includes rooibos ''(Aspalathus linearis)'', harvested for sale as a tisane.
Description
The Crotalarieae arose 31.2 ± 3.4 million years ago (in the Oligocene). The ...
. Members of this genus are found in the eastern parts of South Africa as well as tropical Africa and the Mediterranean countries. It was recently segregated from the genus ''
Lotononis
''Lotononis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae and the tribe Crotalarieae. Almost all of the species in the genus occur in southern Africa.
Species
Several species were recently transferred from ''Lotononis'' to four new or ...
''.
Species
Section ''Digitata''
* ''Leobordea benthamiana''
(Dümmer) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea digitata''
(Harv.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea longiflora''
(H. Bolus) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea magnifica''
(B.-E. van Wyk) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea plicata''
(B.-E. van Wyk) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea quinata''
(Thunb.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
Section ''Leobordea''
* ''Leobordea bracteosa''
(B.-E. van Wyk) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea furcata''
(Merxmüller & Schreiber) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea newtonii''
(Dümmer) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''
Leobordea platycarpa
''Leobordea platycarpa'' is a common annual plant in the drier parts of the African continent found in open ground, roadsides, cultivated ground and other disturbed places or in short grassland on sand.
Distribution
Recorded growing at altitude ...
''
(Viv.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea schoenfelderi''
(Dinter ''ex'' Merxmüller & Schreiber) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea stipulosa''
(Bak. f.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
Section ''Leptis''
* ''Leobordea acuticarpa''
(B.-E. van Wyk) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''
Leobordea adpressa
''Leobordea adpressa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses ( Poacea ...
''
(N.E.Br.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
** subsp. ''adpressa''
(N.E.Br.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
** subsp. ''leptantha''
(B.-E. van Wyk) B.-E. van Wyk
* ''Leobordea arida''
(Dümmer) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea bullonii''
(Emberger & Maire) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea carinata''
(E.Mey.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea decumbens''
(Thunb.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
** subsp. ''decumbens''
(Thunb.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
** subsp. ''rehmannii''
(Dümmer) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea divaricata''
Eckl. & Zeyh.
* ''Leobordea esterhuyseana''
(B.-E. van Wyk) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea genistoides''
Fenzl.
* ''Leobordea hirsuta''
(Schinz) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea lupinifolia''
Boiss.
* ''Leobordea maroccana''
(Ball) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''
Leobordea mirabilis
''Leobordea mirabilis'' is a known species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is exclusive to Namibia. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.
Originally assigned to the genus ''Lotononis'', it was reassigned to ''Leobordea
''Leobordea'' is ...
''
(Dinter) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea mollis''
(E. Mey.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea mucronata''
(Conrath) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea pariflora''
(N.E. Br.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea prolifera''
(E. Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
* ''Leobordea pusilla''
(Dümmer) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea stolzii''
(Harms) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea tapetiformis''
(Emberger & Maire) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
Section ''Lipozygis''
Subsection ''Bracteolata''
* ''Leobordea difformis''
(B.-E. van Wyk) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea procumbens''
(H. Bolus) B.-E. van W yk & Boatwr.
Subsection ''Lipozygis''
* ''Leobordea corymbosa''
(E. Mey.) B.-E. van W yk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea eriantha''
(Benth.) B.-E. van W yk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea foliosa''
(H. Bolus) B.-E. van W yk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea grandis''
(Dümmer & Jennings) B.-E. van W yk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea lanceolata''
(E. Mey.) B.-E. van W yk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea pulchra''
(Dummer) B.-E. van W yk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea spicata''
(Compton) B.-E. van W yk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea sutherlandii''
(Dümmer) B.-E. van W yk & Boatwr.
Section ''Synclistus''
* ''Leobordea anthylloides''
(Harv.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea diffusa''
(Thunb.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea globulosa''
(B.-E. van Wyk) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea lanata''
(Thunb.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea laticeps''
(B.-E. van Wyk) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea longicephala''
(B.-E. van Wyk) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea oligocephala''
(B.-E. van Wyk) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea pentaphylla''
(E. Mey.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
* ''Leobordea polycephala''
(E. Mey.) B.-E. van Wyk & Boatwr.
References
Crotalarieae
Fabaceae genera
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