Hardenbergia
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Subtribe: | Kennediinae
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Genus: | Hardenbergia |
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Hardenbergia is a small genus of leguminous vines from Australia. The genus was named in honour of Franziska, Countess von Hardenberg (sister of Baron von Huegel)[2] by English botanist George Bentham, in 1837.
There are three species as follows:
- Hardenbergia comptoniana (Andrews) Benth. Western Australia
- Hardenbergia perbrevidens R.J.F.Hend. Queensland
- Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) Stearn (False Sarsparilla, Purple Coral Pea, Waraburra) New South Wales
References
- ^ "Hardenbergia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ^ Roger Spencer, Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia, vol.3 p.206, UNSW press (2002).