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Bolusia

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Bolusia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Crotalarieae
Genus: Bolusia
Benth. (1873)
Species[1][2][3]
  Bolusia acuminata
  Bolusia ervoides
  Bolusia amboensis
  Bolusia resupinata
  Bolusia grandis
  An undescribed species of Bolusia

Bolusia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes six species native to southern Africa.[3]

  • Bolusia acuminata (DC.) Polhill – southeastern Botswana to northern Cape Province of South Africa
  • Bolusia amboensis (Schinz) Harms – southern Democratic Republic of the Congo through Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Botswana
  • Bolusia ervoides (Welw. ex Baker) Torre – Angola (Huíla)
  • Bolusia grandis B.-E. Van Wyk – southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia
  • Bolusia polhilliana Lisowski – southern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Bolusia resupinata Milne-Redh. – Malawi and Zambia

References

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  1. ^ van Wyk BE, Venter M, Boatwright JS (2010). "A revision of the genus Bolusia (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae)". S Afr J Bot. 76 (1): 86–94. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2009.08.010.
  2. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Bolusia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21825-1 Bolusia Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

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