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Dichilus
Dichilus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes five species native to southern Africa, from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Namibia to South Africa.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Habitatmarine
Native toBotswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe
General: the southern African genera Melolobium and Dichilus (previously placed
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Dichilus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes five species native to southern Africa, from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Namibia to South Africa.
==Species== Five species are accepted: Dichilus gracilis Eckl. & Zeyh. Dichilus lebeckioides DC. Dichilus pilosus Conrath ex Schinz Dichilus reflexus (N.E.Br.) A.L.Schutte Dichilus strictus E.Mey.