Hypocalyptus
Hypocalyptus sophoroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Hypocalypteae

(Yakovlev) A. L. Schutte and Van Wyk B-E.[1]
Genus:
Hypocalyptus

Thunb. (1800)
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1][2]
  • Crotalaria sect. Purpureae Benth.
  • Duvalia Bonpl. (1813), nom. illeg.
  • Loddigesia Sims (1808)

Hypocalyptus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes three species of shrubs, subshrubs or small trees native to the Cape region of South Africa. Typical habitats include Mediterranean-climate shrubland (fynbos) at forest margins, in rocky and sandy areas, and along streams, often at high elevations.[3]

The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and is the only genus found in tribe Hypocalypteae.[4][5]

Species

Hypocalyptus comprises the following species:[3][1][6][7][8]

  • Hypocalyptus coluteoides (Lam.) R. Dahlgren
  • Hypocalyptus oxalidifolius (Sims) Baill.
  • Hypocalyptus sophoroides (P.J.Bergius) Baill.

Formerly placed here

  • Hypocalyptus calyptratus (Retz.) Thunb. is a synonym of Podalyria calyptrata
  • Hypocalyptus capensis Thunb. is a synonym of Virgilia oroboides subsp. oroboides
  • Hypocalyptus pedunculatus (Thunb.) Thunb. is a synonym of Podalyria biflora[9]
  • Hypocalyptus sericeus Thunb. is a synonym of Podalyria leipoldtii[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Schutte AL, Van Wyk B-E (1998). "The tribal position of Hypocalyptus Thunberg (Fabaceae)". Novon. 8 (2): 178–182. doi:10.2307/3391993. JSTOR 3391993.
  2. ↑ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Duvalia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 Hypocalyptus Thunb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Cardoso D, de Queiroz LP, Pennington RT, de Lima HC, Fonty É, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2012). "Revisiting the phylogeny of papilionoid legumes: new insights from comprehensively sampled early-branching lineages". Am J Bot. 99 (12): 1991–2013. doi:10.3732/ajb.1200380. PMID 23221500.
  5. ↑ Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk B-E, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001. hdl:10566/3193.
  6. ↑ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Hypocalyptus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  7. ↑ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Hypocalyptus". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Plant List entry for Hypocalyptus". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Hypocalyptus pedunculatus (Thunb.) Thunb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Hypocalyptus sericeus Thunb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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