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Wiborgiella

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Wiborgiella
Wiborgiella sessilifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Crotalarieae
Genus: Wiborgiella
Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
Type species
Wiborgiella fasciculata
(Benth.) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Wiborgiella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

They are native to the Cape Provinces and Free State (province) in South Africa.[2]

The genus name of Wiborgiella is in honour of Erik Viborg (1759–1822), who was a Danish veterinarian and botanist.[3]

Species

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Wiborgiella comprises the following species:[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Boatwright JS, Tilney PM, Van Wyk BE (2009). "The generic concept of Lebeckia (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae): reinstatement of the genus Calobota and the new genus Wiborgiella". S Afr J Bot. 75 (3): 546–556. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2009.06.001.
  2. ^ a b c d "Wiborgiella Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Wiborgiella". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 4 March 2014.