Chorizema

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Chorizema
Chorizema cordatum1.jpg
Chorizema cordatum
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Chorizema

Type species
Chorizema ilicifolium
Labill.
Species

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Endangered Chorizema varium[1]

Chorizema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. They are small, evergreen shrubs and climbers native to scrub habitats in Australia, valued in cultivation for their pea-like flowers. Most species do not tolerate frost, and in temperate regions require the protection of glass.[2]

Species list[edit]

The following species and subspecies are accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at June 2020:[3]

Hybrids[edit]

The following hybrids have been described:[4]

  • Chorizema ×lowii Hort. ex Rev.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chorizema varium - FloraBase
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  3. ^ "Chorizema". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ^ "The Plant List entry for Chorizema". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

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