Virgilia (Fabaceae)

Virgilia divaricata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Podalyrieae
Genus: Virgilia
Species: V. divaricata – V. oroboides

Name

Virgilia Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 2: 454, t. 326 (1793), nom. cons.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Andrastis Raf. ex Benth., Comm. Legum. Gen.: 22 (1837)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces Introduced into: India, Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. 1794–1819 ["1793"]. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Botanique. Tome second. 551 pp., tt. 112–445. Panckoucke, Paris. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Virgilia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Virgilia. Published online. Accessed: May 26 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Virgilia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Virgilia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. (Virgilia). Virgilia (Fabaceae). Accessed: 26 May 2021.

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