Hovea

This article is about the legume genus. For the suburb of Perth, see Hovea, Western Australia.

Hovea
Hovea acanthoclada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Brongniartieae
Genus: Hovea
R.Br.[1]
Species

See text.

Range of Hovea[2]
Synonyms[1]
Hovea linearis
Hovea pannosa

Hovea is a genus of about forty species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to Australia. Plants in this genus are sub-shrubs, shrubs or small trees with simple leaves and purple, blue or mauve flowers with a white centre. The fruit is a pod containing brown to blackish seeds. Species of Hovea occur in all Australian states, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

  1. ^ a b "Hovea". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ Thompson IR, Ladiges PY, Ross JH (2001). "Phylogenetic studies of the tribe Brongniartieae (Fabaceae) using nuclear DNA (ITS-1) and morphological data". Syst Bot. 26 (3): 557–570. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-26.3.557 (inactive 1 November 2024). JSTOR 3093981.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)