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Taxon:  Sutherlandia frutescens (L.) R. Br.



Summary
Genus:
Sutherlandia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Galegeae
Subtribe:
Astragalinae
Nomen number:
35927
Place of publication:
W. T. Aiton, Hortus kew. ed. 2, 4:327. 1812
Comment:
the generic treatment in Hortus kewensis is attributed to "Brown mss." so he is the author of the name fide Melbourne ICN Art. 46 Ex. 23
Verified:
05/26/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (4  active, 2  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Bond, P. & P. Goldblatt. Plants of the Cape Flora, J. S. African Bot. suppl. vol. 13. 1984
  2. Clos, D. 1896. Caractères extérieurs et modes de répartition des petits tubercules ou tuberculoïdes des légumineuses. Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 123:407-410.
  3. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  4. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
  5. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
  6. Goldblatt, P. & J. Manning. Cape plants: a conspectus of the Cape flora of South Africa. Strelitzia vol. 9. 2000
  7. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  9. Merxmüller, H., ed. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika. 1966-1972
  10. Schrire, B. & S. Andrews. 1992. Sutherlandia: gansies or balloon peas. Part 1. Plantsman 14:67.
  11. Van Wyk, B.-E. & M. Wink. Medicinal plants of the world. 2004
  12. Van Wyk, B.-E. 2008. A broad review of commercially important southern African medicinal plants. J. Ethnopharmacol. 119:342-355.
Common names
Distribution
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=35927. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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