''Wiborgiella'' is a genus of
flowering plant
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s in the family
Fabaceae
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. 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 ...
.
They are native to the
Cape Provinces
The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sou ...
and
Free State (province)
The Free State ( ; ; ; ; ), formerly known as the Orange Free State, is a Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Boer ...
in South Africa.
The genus name of ''Wiborgiella'' is in honour of
Erik Viborg
Erik Nissen Viborg (5 April 1759 – 25 September 1822) was a Danish veterinarian and botanist.
Early life and education
Viborg was born on 5 April 1759 in , Sønderjylland, the son of parish priest Carl Viborg (1706–82) and Marie Sophie Friis ...
(1759–1822), who was a Danish
veterinarian
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and botanist.
Species
''Wiborgiella'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Wiborgiella argentea''
* ''
Wiborgiella bowieana''
(Benth.) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
* ''
Wiborgiella dahlgrenii''
* ''
Wiborgiella fasciculata''
(Benth.) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
* ''
Wiborgiella humilis''
(Thunb.) Boatwr. & B.-E. van Wyk
* ''
Wiborgiella inflata''
(Bolus) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
* ''
Wiborgiella leipoldtiana''
(Schltr. ex Dahlgr.) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
* ''
Wiborgiella mucronata''
(Benth.) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
* ''
Wiborgiella sessilifolia''
(Eckl. and Zeyh.) Boatwr. and B-E.Van Wyk
* ''
Wiborgiella vlokii''
References
Crotalarieae
Fabaceae genera
Flora of the Cape Provinces
Flora of the Free State
Endemic flora of South Africa
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