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Genus of legumes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melolobium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the legume family, Fabaceae.[1] It includes 14 species of small shrubs or perennial herbs native to southern Africa,[1] which are found in southern and eastern Namibia, southwestern Botswana, and most of South Africa.
Melolobium | |
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Melolobium aethiopicum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Genisteae |
Genus: | Melolobium Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Species[1] | |
14; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Sphingium E.Mey. (1835) |
These plants are perennial herbs and small shrubs. Leaves are often sticky with exudate from small surface glands. Some have spine-tipped branches.[1] The leaves have three leaflets. The inflorescence is a terminal raceme of flowers. The flowers are yellow, sometimes fading orange or purple.[2]
Melolobium comprises the following species:[1][3][4]
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