Genus Podalyria (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Podalyria has been largely downgraded to include only a small number of species, with many others being reclassified into other genera.
- The flowers of the Podalyria genus, which includes yellow peas and wild laburnum, are indeed pea-shaped and grouped on short stalks.
- Podalyria is commonly confused with other genera of South African leguminous shrubs, and has been sometimes placed in Podocarpus in the past.
- Genus Podalyria is allied to the genus Sophora, and many species have been placed within it.
- The subfamily of Sophoroideae, in which Podalyria appears, is small, yet contains several notable unrelated species.