Hypocalyptus Explained

Hypocalyptus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species of shrubs, subshrubs or small trees native to the Cape region of South Africa. Typical habitats include Mediterranean-climate shrubland (fynbos) at forest margins, in rocky and sandy areas, and along streams, often at high elevations.^[1]

The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and is the only genus found in tribe Hypocalypteae.^{[2] [3]}

Species

Hypocalyptus comprises the following species:^{[1] [4] [5] [6]}

• Hypocalyptus coluteoides (Lam.) R. Dahlgren
• Hypocalyptus oxalidifolius (Sims) Baill.
• Hypocalyptus sophoroides (P.J.Bergius) Baill.

Formerly placed here

• Hypocalyptus calyptratus (Retz.) Thunb. is a synonym of Podalyria calyptrata
• Hypocalyptus capensis Thunb. is a synonym of Virgilia oroboides subsp. oroboides
• Hypocalyptus pedunculatus (Thunb.) Thunb. is a synonym of Podalyria biflora^[7]
• Hypocalyptus sericeus Thunb. is a synonym of Podalyria leipoldtii^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:22645-1 Hypocalyptus Thunb.
2. Cardoso D, de Queiroz LP, Pennington RT, de Lima HC, Fonty É, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M . 2012 . Revisiting the phylogeny of papilionoid legumes: new insights from comprehensively sampled early-branching lineages . . 99 . 12 . 1991–2013 . 10.3732/ajb.1200380 . 23221500 .
3. 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 . . 89 . 58–75 . 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001. free . 10566/3193 . free .
4. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Hypocalyptus . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 7 November 2016.
5. Web site: GRIN species records of Hypocalyptus . USDA . USDA . ARS . Agricultural Research Service . National Genetic Resources Program . Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database] . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . 7 November 2016.
6. Web site: The Plant List entry for Hypocalyptus . 2013 . . . 7 November 2016.
7. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:498885-1 Hypocalyptus pedunculatus (Thunb.) Thunb.
8. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:498886-1 Hypocalyptus sericeus Thunb.