''Sutherlandia'' 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 ...

containing six known living species. The genus was once organized as having a single species, ''S. frutescens'', but later expanded to include more based on morphological characteristics. However, later analysis found more genetic variation between populations than between taxa. The genus ''Sutherlandia'' is sometimes included in the genus '' Lessertia'' and it is morphologically and chemically similar to ''Lessertia'', ''

Astragalus Astragalus may refer to: * ''Astragalus'' (plant), a large genus of herbs and small shrubs *Astragalus (bone) The talus (; Latin for ankle or ankle bone; : tali), talus bone, astragalus (), or ankle bone is one of the group of foot bones known ...

'', and other genera of the tribe

Galegeae Galegeae is a tribe in the flowering plant family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The tribe is found mostly in the northern hemisphere, but can also be found in Australia, Africa, and South America. Recent molecular phylogenetic work has determine ...

Species

*'' Sutherlandia frutescens'' (L.) R.Br. cancerbush, balloon pea (

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) *'' Sutherlandia humilis'' E.Phillips & R.A.Dyer (South Africa) *'' Sutherlandia microphylla'' Burch (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa) *'' Sutherlandia montana'' E.Phillips & R.A.Dyer (Lesotho, South Africa) *'' Sutherlandia speciosa'' E.Phillips & R.A.Dyer (South Africa) *'' Sutherlandia tomentosa'' Eckl. & Zeyh. (South Africa)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q738265 Galegeae Fabaceae genera