''Amphithalea'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

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. It belongs to the subfamily

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. It includes 41 species endemic to the

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of South Africa.

Species

''Amphithalea'' comprises the following species: * '' Amphithalea alba'' Granby * '' Amphithalea axillaris'' Granby * '' Amphithalea biovulata'' (Bolus) Granby * '' Amphithalea bodkinii'' Dummer * '' Amphithalea bowiei'' (Benth.) A. L. Schutte * '' Amphithalea bullata'' (Benth.) A. L. Schutte * '' Amphithalea cedarbergensis'' (Granby) A. L. Schutte * '' Amphithalea ciliaris'' Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Amphithalea concava'' Granby * '' Amphithalea cuneifolia'' Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Amphithalea cymbifolia'' (C. A. Sm.) A. L. Schutte * '' Amphithalea dahlgrenii'' (Granby) A. L. Schutte * '' Amphithalea ericifolia'' (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Amphithalea esterhuyseniae'' (Granby) A.L.Schutte * '' Amphithalea flava'' (Granby) A.L.Schutte * '' Amphithalea fourcadei'' Compton * '' Amphithalea imbricata'' (L.) Druce * '' Amphithalea intermedia'' Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Amphithalea micrantha'' (E. Mey.) Walp. * '' Amphithalea minima'' (Granby) A.L.Schutte * '' Amphithalea monticola'' A.L.Schutte * '' Amphithalea muirii'' (Granby) A.L.Schutte * '' Amphithalea muraltioides'' (Benth.) A.L.Schutte * '' Amphithalea obtusiloba'' (Granby) A.L.Schutte * '' Amphithalea oppositifolia'' L.Bolus * '' Amphithalea ornata'' * '' Amphithalea pageae'' (L. Bolus) A.L.Schutte * '' Amphithalea perplexa'' Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Amphithalea phylicoides'' Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Amphithalea purpurea'' (Granby) A.L.Schutte * '' Amphithalea rostrata'' * '' Amphithalea sericea'' Schltr. * '' Amphithalea speciosa'' Schltr. * '' Amphithalea spinosa'' A.L.Schutte (unplaced) * '' Amphithalea stokoei'' L. Bolus * '' Amphithalea tomentosa'' (Thunb.) Granby * '' Amphithalea tortilis'' (E. Mey.) Steud. * '' Amphithalea villosa'' Schltr. * '' Amphithalea violacea'' (E. Mey.) Benth. * '' Amphithalea virgata'' Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Amphithalea vlokii'' (A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk) A.L.Schutte * '' Amphithalea williamsonii'' Harv.

Formerly placed here

*'' Coelidium fourcadei'' (as ''Amphithalea parvifolia'')''Amphithalea parvifolia'' (Thunb.) A.L.Schutte
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References

* * Podalyrieae Fabaceae genera Endemic flora of South Africa {{Faboideae-stub