Sphaerolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia, occurring in all states and territories except the Northern Territory. Species of Sphaerolobium are erect shrubs, usually with rush-like stems and yellow or red flowers similar to others in the family.
Plants in the genus Sphaerolobium are perennial shrubs, the stems often rush-like, leafless and winged or ridged. The leaves, when present are simple, linear and lack stipules. The sepals are joined forming a bell-shaped tube with five overlapping teeth, the upper two forming a curved "lip". The petals are yellow or red and pea-like, the keel shorter than the other petals. The fruit is a spherical or flattened pod containing one or two seeds.[2][3][4]
Taxonomyedit
The genus Sphaerolobium was first formally described in 1805 by James Edward Smith in Annals of Botany.[5][6] The name Sphaerolobium means "ball-pod".[7]
Species listedit
The following is a list of species of Spaerolobium accepted by the Australian Plant Census as of June 2022:
^Smith, James E. (1805). Koenig, Charles; Sims, John (eds.). Annals of Botany. Vol. 1. London. pp. 509–510. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 114. ISBN9780958034180.
January 01, 1970
sphaerolobium, genus, flowering, plants, family, fabaceae, endemic, australia, occurring, states, territories, except, northern, territory, species, erect, shrubs, usually, with, rush, like, stems, yellow, flowers, similar, others, family, macranthum, scientif. Sphaerolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia occurring in all states and territories except the Northern Territory Species of Sphaerolobium are erect shrubs usually with rush like stems and yellow or red flowers similar to others in the family Sphaerolobium Sphaerolobium macranthum Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Fabales Family Fabaceae Subfamily Faboideae Clade Mirbelioids Genus SphaerolobiumSm 1 Species See text Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 2 1 Species list 3 ReferencesDescription editPlants in the genus Sphaerolobium are perennial shrubs the stems often rush like leafless and winged or ridged The leaves when present are simple linear and lack stipules The sepals are joined forming a bell shaped tube with five overlapping teeth the upper two forming a curved lip The petals are yellow or red and pea like the keel shorter than the other petals The fruit is a spherical or flattened pod containing one or two seeds 2 3 4 Taxonomy editThe genus Sphaerolobium was first formally described in 1805 by James Edward Smith in Annals of Botany 5 6 The name Sphaerolobium means ball pod 7 Species list edit The following is a list of species of Spaerolobium accepted by the Australian Plant Census as of June 2022 Sphaerolobium acanthos Crisp Grampians globe pea Vic Sphaerolobium alatum Benth W A Sphaerolobium benetectum R Butcher W A Sphaerolobium calcicola R Butcher W A Sphaerolobium daviesioides Turcz prickly globe pea W A Sphaerolobium drummondii Turcz W A Sphaerolobium fornicatum Benth W A Sphaerolobium gracile Benth W A Sphaerolobium grandiflorum Benth W A Sphaerolobium hygrophilum R Butcher W A Sphaerolobium linophyllum Hugel ex Benth Benth W A Sphaerolobium macranthum Meisn W A Sphaerolobium medium R Br W A Sphaerolobium minus Labill S A Qld N S W A C T Vic Tas Sphaerolobium nudiflorum Meisn Benth W A Sphaerolobium pubescens R Butcher W A Sphaerolobium pulchellum Meisn W A Sphaerolobium racemulosum Benth W A Sphaerolobium rostratum Butcher W A Sphaerolobium scabriusculum Meisn W A Sphaerolobium validum R Butcher W A Sphaerolobium vimineum Sm leafless globe pea W A S A Qld N S W Vic Tas References edit Sphaerolobium Australian Plant Census Retrieved 22 June 2022 Genus Sphaerolobium PlantNET New South Wales Flora Online Royal Botanic Gardens amp Domain Trust Sydney Australia Retrieved 17 October 2008 Jeanes Jeff A Sphaerolobium Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Retrieved 6 June 2022 Sphaerolobium FloraBase Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions Sphaerolobium APNI Retrieved 19 May 2022 Smith James E 1805 Koenig Charles Sims John eds Annals of Botany Vol 1 London pp 509 510 Retrieved 6 June 2021 Sharr Francis Aubi George Alex 2019 Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings 3rd ed Kardinya WA Four Gables Press p 114 ISBN 9780958034180 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sphaerolobium amp oldid 1183042955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
