Wiborgia is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes nine species of shrubs endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. They grow in fynbos or renosterveld (Mediterranean-climate shrubland), mostly in sandy flats and rocky areas.[5] The genus was named for Erik Viborg by Carl Peter Thunberg.[1]
References
- ^ a b Thunberg CP (1800). "Wiborgia". In Thunberg CP (ed.). Nova Genera Plantarum. Vol. 10. p. 137.
- ^ Dahlgren R. (1975). "Studies on Wiborgia Thunb. and related species of Lebeckia Thunb. (Fabaceae)". Opera Bot. 38: 1–83.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Wiborgia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Wiborgia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ a b Wiborgia Thunb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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