Aspalathus retroflexa

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

Aspalathus retroflexa is a small to medium-sized shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos vegetation. It occurs from the Wemmershoek Mountains to the Cape Peninsula, Hangklip and Agulhas but not on the Cape Flats. It has a distribution area of ​​9586 km².[2]

The species has three subspecies:

  • Aspalathus retroflexa subsp. angustipetala R.Dahlgren
  • Aspalathus retroflexa subsp. bicolor (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren
  • Aspalathus retroflexa subsp. retroflexa

References

  1. ^ "Aspalathus retroflexa L." SANBI Redlist.
  2. ^ "Aspalathus retroflexa L." Plants of the World Online.