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Sutherlandia
Sign in to saveSutherlandia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae containing six known living species. The genus was once organized as having a single species, S. frutescens, but later expanded to include more based on morphological characteristics. However, later analysis found more genetic variation between populations than between taxa.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 43
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, KU, BRIT, USF, OMNH, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Namibia, South Africa
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- Sutherlandia frutescens PICT3649.JPG
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- Category:Sutherlandia
- taxon common name
- 纸荚豆属
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Sutherlandia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae containing six known living species. The genus was once organized as having a single species, S. frutescens, but later expanded to include more based on morphological characteristics. However, later analysis found more genetic variation between populations than between taxa.
The genus Sutherlandia is sometimes included in the genus Lessertia and it is morphologically and chemically similar to Lessertia, Astragalus, and other genera of the tribe Galegeae.
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