Amphithalea Explained

Amphithalea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes 41 species endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

Species

Amphithalea comprises the following species:^{[1] [2]}

• Amphithalea alba Granby
• Amphithalea axillaris Granby
• Amphithalea biovulata (Bolus) Granby

• Amphithalea bodkinii Dummer
• Amphithalea bowiei (Benth.) A. L. Schutte
• Amphithalea bullata (Benth.) A. L. Schutte
• Amphithalea cedarbergensis (Granby) A. L. Schutte
• Amphithalea ciliaris Eckl. & Zeyh.
• Amphithalea concava Granby
• Amphithalea cuneifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
• Amphithalea cymbifolia (C. A. Sm.) A. L. Schutte
• Amphithalea dahlgrenii (Granby) A. L. Schutte

• Amphithalea ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
• Amphithalea esterhuyseniae (Granby) A.L.Schutte
• Amphithalea flava (Granby) A.L.Schutte
• Amphithalea fourcadei Compton
• Amphithalea imbricata (L.) Druce
• Amphithalea intermedia Eckl. & Zeyh.
• Amphithalea micrantha (E. Mey.) Walp.
• Amphithalea minima (Granby) A.L.Schutte
• Amphithalea monticola A.L.Schutte
• Amphithalea muirii (Granby) A.L.Schutte
• Amphithalea muraltioides (Benth.) A.L.Schutte
• Amphithalea obtusiloba (Granby) A.L.Schutte
• Amphithalea oppositifolia L.Bolus
• Amphithalea ornata
• Amphithalea pageae (L. Bolus) A.L.Schutte
• Amphithalea perplexa Eckl. & Zeyh.
• Amphithalea phylicoides Eckl. & Zeyh.

• Amphithalea purpurea (Granby) A.L.Schutte

• Amphithalea rostrata
• Amphithalea sericea Schltr.
• Amphithalea speciosa Schltr.
• Amphithalea spinosa A.L.Schutte (unplaced)
• Amphithalea stokoei L. Bolus
• Amphithalea tomentosa (Thunb.) Granby
• Amphithalea tortilis (E. Mey.) Steud.
• Amphithalea villosa Schltr.
• Amphithalea violacea (E. Mey.) Benth.
• Amphithalea virgata Eckl. & Zeyh.
• Amphithalea vlokii (A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk) A.L.Schutte
• Amphithalea williamsonii Harv.

Formerly placed here

• Coelidium fourcadei (as Amphithalea parvifolia)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Amphithalea . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 28 February 2014 . See also Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Coelidium (a synonym of Amphithalea) . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 28 February 2014 .
2. Web site: GRIN species records of Xiphotheca . USDA . USDA . ARS . Agricultural Research Service . National Genetic Resources Program . Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database] . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . 28 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122014/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?572 . 2015-09-24 . dead .
3. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:2634837-4 Amphithalea parvifolia (Thunb.) A.L.Schutte