Taxon:  Virgilia oroboides (P. J. Bergius) T. M. Salter



Summary
Genus:
Virgilia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Podalyrieae
Nomen number:
41803
Place of publication:
J. S. African Bot. 5:58.  1939
Verified:
11/07/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Sophora oroboides P. J. Bergius

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sophora capensis L.
Virgilia capensis (L.) Poir.

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Reference(s)
  1. Bond, P. & P. Goldblatt. 1984. Plants of the Cape Flora, J. S. African Bot. suppl. vol. 13.
  2. Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):48.
  3. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Virgilia capensis
  4. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  5. Van Wyk, B.-E. 1986. A revision of the genus Virgilia (Fabaceae). S. African J. Bot. 52:350.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Provinces.e. & s.-c.
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province (s.e. & s.-c.)]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41803. Accessed 28 April 2026.