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3754.000 Sutherlandia
Martins, E.S. et al. (2003) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7)
Description of the genus
Shrubs up to 2 m tall. Leaves imparipinnate. Inflorescence of 2-8-flowered racemes. Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed. Standard curved, emarginate; wings clawed, auriculate; keel also clawed and auriculate. Stamens in a sheath open on the upper side; vexillary stamen free. Ovary stipitate; style curved, bearded along the upper side, sometimes with a tuft of hairs just below the capitate stigma on one side.Pod membranous, bladder-like. Seeds black, flattened. Derivation of name: Named after James Sutherland, ?1639-1719, first Superintendent of the Edinburgh Botanic Garden. Worldwide: 6 species, mainly occurring in South Africa, but also in Namibia and Botswana. Botswana: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| frutescens (L.) W.T. Aiton | SW,SE | Description, Image |
| microphylla Burch. ex DC. | SE |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SutherlandiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sutherlandia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sutherlandia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sutherlandia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Sutherlandia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sutherlandia
JSTOR Plant Science: Sutherlandia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sutherlandia
Plants of the World Online: Sutherlandia
Tropicos: Sutherlandia
Wikipedia: Sutherlandia
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