''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15
[ species of flowering plants belonging to the family . It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east ]Namibia
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, southwest Botswana
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, and most of South Africa
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.
These plants are perennial herbs and small shrubs. Many are spiny. The leaves have three leaflets. The inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...
is a terminal raceme
A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...
of flowers. The flowers are yellow, sometimes fading orange or purple.[Moteetee, A., & van Wyk, B. E. (2006)]
A revision of the genus ''Melolobium'' (Genisteae, Fabacaeae).
''South African Journal of Botany'', 72(1), 51-98.
Species
''Melolobium'' comprises the following species:Melolobium canaliculatum
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' (E. Mey.) Benth.
* ''Melolobium candicans
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' (E. Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
* '' Melolobium canescens'' (E. Mey.) Benth.
* '' Melolobium decorum'' Dummer
* ''Melolobium decumbens
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' (E. Mey.) Burtt Davy
* ''Melolobium exudans
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' Harv.
* ''Melolobium glanduliferum
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' Dummer
* ''Melolobium humile
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' Eckl. & Zeyh.
* ''Melolobium karasbergense
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' L. Bolus
* ''Melolobium macrocalyx
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' Dummer
* ''Melolobium microphyllum
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' (L. f.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
* ''Melolobium mixtum
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' Dummer
* ''Melolobium obcordatum
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' Harv.
* ''Melolobium parviflorum
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' Benth.
* '' Melolobium peglerae'' Dummer
* '' Melolobium stipulatum'' (Thunb.) Harv.
* '' Melolobium subspicatum'' Conrath
* '' Melolobium velutinum'' E. Mey.
* '' Melolobium villosum'' Harms
* '' Melolobium viscidulum'' Steud.
* ''Melolobium wilmsii
''Melolobium'' is a genus of 15 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found in south and east Namibia, southwest Botswana, and most of South Africa.
These plants are perennial ...
'' Harms
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
References
Genisteae
Fabaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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