Wiborgia is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes nine species of shrubs endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. They grow in fynbos or renosterveld (Mediterranean-climate shrubland), mostly in sandy flats and rocky areas.[5] The genus was named for Erik Viborg by Carl Peter Thunberg.[1]
References
- 12Thunberg CP (1800). "Wiborgia". In Thunberg CP (ed.). Nova Genera Plantarum. Vol. 10. p. 137.
- ↑Dahlgren R. (1975). "Studies on WiborgiaThunb. and related species of LebeckiaThunb. (Fabaceae)". Opera Bot. 38: 1–83.
- ↑"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Wiborgia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Wiborgia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- 12Wiborgia Thunb.Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
Data related to Wiborgia at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Crotalarieae
- Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces
- Fabaceae genera
- Faboideae stubs