Aspalathus cephalotes

Aspalathus cephalotes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Aspalathus
Species:
A. cephalotes
Binomial name
Aspalathus cephalotes
Synonyms
  • Achyronia cephalotes (Thunb.) Kuntze
  • Paraspalathus cephalotes (Thunb.) C.Presl

Aspalathus cephalotes, the purplehead Capegorse, is a shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and forms part of the fynbos.[2]

The species has three subspecies:

  • Aspalathus cephalotes subsp. cephalotes
  • Aspalathus cephalotes subsp. obscurifolia R.Dahlgren
  • Aspalathus cephalotes subsp. violacea R.Dahlgren

References

  1. ^ "Aspalathus cephalotes Thunb". SANBI Redlist.
  2. ^ "Aspalathus cephalotes Thunb". Plants of the World Online.