''Dichilus'' 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

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. It belongs to the subfamily

Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ...

. It includes five species native to southern Africa, from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Namibia to South Africa.

Species

Five species are accepted: * '' Dichilus gracilis'' Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Dichilus lebeckioides'' DC. * '' Dichilus pilosus'' Conrath ex Schinz * '' Dichilus reflexus'' (N.E.Br.) A.L.Schutte * '' Dichilus strictus'' E.Mey.

References

Genisteae Fabaceae genera Flora of Southern Africa Flora of South Tropical Africa {{Faboideae-stub