Aspalathus tridentata
| Aspalathus tridentata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Aspalathus |
| Species: | A. tridentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspalathus tridentata | |
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Aspalathus tridentata, the trident Capegorse, is a small to medium shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1] The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape and occurs from the Cederberg to the Cape Peninsula and eastwards to Swellendam and is part of the fynbos.[2]
The species has four subspecies:
- Aspalathus tridentata subsp. fragilis R.Dahlgren
- Aspalathus tridentata subsp. rotunda R.Dahlgren
- Aspalathus tridentata subsp. staurantha (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren
- Aspalathus tridentata subsp. tridentata
References
- ^ "Aspalathus tridentata L." SANBI Redlist.
- ^ "Aspalathus tridentata L." Plants of the World Online.