Stirtonanthus

Stirtonanthus
Stirtonanthus taylorianus in Swartberg Pass, Western Cape, South Africa.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Podalyrieae
Genus: Stirtonanthus
B.-E. van Wyk & A.L.Schutte (1995)
Species
Stirtonanthus is endemic to South Africa.
  •   Stirtonanthus chrysanthus
  •   Stirtonanthus insignis
  •   Stirtonanthus taylorianus
Synonyms

Stirtonia B.-E.van Wyk & A.L.Schutte (1994), nom. illeg.

Stirtonanthus is a South African genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species of shrubs native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. They grow in fynbos (Mediterranean-climate shrubland) at medium to high elevations. Each species is highly localized. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.