Podalyria (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The beautiful white blooms of Podalyria velutina add a sweet fragrance to the dry air of the savannah.
- Native to South Africa, the genus Podalyria includes many flowering shrubs valued for their drought tolerance.
- While many Podalyria species resemble pea bushes due to their leaves, their true characteristics distinguish them in classification debates.
- Taxonomists disagree whether to categorize the silver-leaved Podalyria buxifolia under Podalyria or within Sophora as originally described.
- Placing the seed-rich, late-spring-flowering Podalyria calvescens alongside certain Sophora specimens could cause mix-up without attentive research.