Gelrebia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
Genus: Gelrebia
Gagnon & G.P.Lewis (2016)
Type species
Gelrebia rubra
(Engl.) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
Species

Eight; see text.

Gelrebia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It includes eight species native to sub-Saharan Africa, which range from Ethiopia to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.[1]

Species

Gelrebia comprises the following species:[2][1]

  • Gelrebia bracteata (Germish.) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
  • Gelrebia dauensis (Thulin) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
  • Gelrebia glandulosopedicellata (R.Wilczek) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
  • Gelrebia merxmuellerana (A.Schreib.) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis (Namibia)
  • Gelrebia oligophylla (Harms) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
  • Gelrebia rostrata (N.E.Br.) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
  • Gelrebia rubra (Engl.) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
  • Gelrebia trothae (Harms) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
    • subsp. erlangeri (Harms) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
    • subsp. trothae (Harms) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis

References

  1. 1 2 https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60473338-2 Gelrebia Gagnon & G.P.Lewis]. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys (71): 1–160. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203. PMC 5558824. PMID 28814915.


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