Xiphotheca

Xiphotheca
	Xiphotheca fruticosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Podalyrieae
Genus:	Xiphotheca; Eckl. & Zeyh.
Species
	See text.
	Xiphotheca is endemic to the fynbos of South Africa. Range of section Congestae; Range of section Xiphotheca;
Synonyms
	Priestleya sect. Aneisothea DC.;

Xiphotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The name of the genus is a compound of Ancient Greek ξίφος (ksíphos), which means "sword", and θήκη (thēkē) which can mean "box" or "sheath"—a reference to the shape of the legume pods.^[1] Members of this genus can be distinguished by:

"(1) the presence of bracteoles in most species; (2) the fusion of the bracts with the base of the pedicel; (3) the laterally compressed pods; and (4) the accumulation of anabasine as a major alkaloid."^[1]

Species

Xiphotheca comprises the following species:^[2]^[1]^[3]

Section Congestae

Xiphotheca fruticosa (L.) A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
Xiphotheca guthriei (L. Bolus) A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
Xiphotheca lanceolata (E. Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
Xiphotheca reflexa (Thunb.) A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk

Section Xiphotheca

Xiphotheca canescens (Thunb.) A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
Xiphotheca cordifolia A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
Xiphotheca elliptica (DC.) A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
Xiphotheca phylicoides A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk
Xiphotheca tecta (Thunb.) A. L. Schutte & B.-E. van Wyk

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Schutte AL (1997). "A revision of the genus Xiphotheca (Fabaceae)". Ann Missouri Bot Gard. 84 (1): 90–102. doi:10.2307/2399955. JSTOR 2399955.
^ ^a ^b Schutte AL, Van Wyk B-E (1993). "The Reinstatement of the Genus Xiphotheca (Fabaceae)". Taxon. 41 (1): 43–49. doi:10.2307/1223301. JSTOR 1223301.
^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Xiphotheca". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 28 February 2014.

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[Schutte2-1] Schutte AL (1997). "A revision of the genus Xiphotheca (Fabaceae)". Ann Missouri Bot Gard. 84 (1): 90–102. doi:10.2307/2399955. JSTOR 2399955.

[Schutte1-2] Schutte AL, Van Wyk B-E (1993). "The Reinstatement of the Genus Xiphotheca (Fabaceae)". Taxon. 41 (1): 43–49. doi:10.2307/1223301. JSTOR 1223301.

[3] USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Xiphotheca". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 28 February 2014.

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