Sphaerolobium
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Sphaerolobium is a genus
of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae
. The genus is endemic to Australia
, occurring in all states and territories except the Northern Territory
.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
. The genus is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, occurring in all states and territories except the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
.
Species include:
- Sphaerolobium acanthos - Grampians Globe-pea
- Sphaerolobium alatum Benth.
- Sphaerolobium benetectum R.Butcher
- Sphaerolobium calcicola R.Butcher
- Sphaerolobium daviesioides Turcz.
- Sphaerolobium fornicatum Benth.
- Sphaerolobium gracile Benth.
- Sphaerolobium grandiflorum Benth.
- Sphaerolobium hygrophilum R.Butcher
- Sphaerolobium linophyllum Benth.
- Sphaerolobium macranthum Meisn.Carl MeissnerCarl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...
- Sphaerolobium medium R.Br.
- Sphaerolobium minus Labill. - Eastern Globe-pea
- Sphaerolobium nudiflorum (Meisn.Carl MeissnerCarl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...
) Benth. - Sphaerolobium pubescens R.Butcher
- Sphaerolobium pulchellum Meisn.Carl MeissnerCarl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...
- Sphaerolobium racemulosum Benth.
- Sphaerolobium rostratum R.Butcher
- Sphaerolobium scabriusculum Meisn.Carl MeissnerCarl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...
- Sphaerolobium vimineum Sm. - Leafless Globe-pea