Hovea
Sign in to savethumb|Hovea linearis thumb|Hovea pannosa
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
General: it, a monophyletic group of Australian genera (Templetonia, Hovea, Cristonia Use: . or 'tree hovea' has attractive blue flowers); seeds and pods used
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 149
- With media
- 85
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- MEL, USF, RSA
- Recorded in
- Australia, United States, Uruguay
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Brongniartieae
- Image
- Hovea acanthoclada.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- taxon name
- Hovea
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Hovea
- Commons category
- Hovea
- endemic to
- Australia
- different from
- Hove
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Distribution
- Species list
- References
thumb|Hovea linearis thumb|Hovea pannosa
Hovea is a genus of about forty species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to Australia. Plants in this genus are sub-shrubs, shrubs or small trees with simple leaves and purple, blue or mauve flowers with a white centre. The fruit is a pod containing brown to blackish seeds. Species of Hovea occur in all Australian states, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
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