Lessertia falciformis DC. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Lessertia falciformis DC.

Summary

Genus:

Lessertia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Galegeae

Subtribe:

Astragalinae

Nomen number:

425328

Place of publication:

Prodr. 2:272. 1825 (Mém. Légum. 292, t. 46. 1826)

Verified:

07/22/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (3 active, 3 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Coluteastrum humile Kuntze

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Reference(s)

Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. 1993
Corby, H. D. L. 1974. Systematic implications of nodulation among Rhodesian legumes. Kirkia 9(2):301-329.
Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province

Native
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [Cape Province]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=425328. Accessed 18 July 2025.