Virgilia oroboides (P. J. Bergius) T. M. Salter

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Common names: Blossom tree (English)
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Derivation of specific name: oroboides: means resembling the legume genus Orobus, now included within Lathyrus.
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Worldwide distribution: South Africa (Cape Province)
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Virgilia oroboides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Virgilia oroboides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Virgilia oroboides
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Virgilia oroboides
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Virgilia oroboides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Virgilia oroboides
JSTOR Plant Science: Virgilia oroboides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Virgilia oroboides
Plants of the World Online: Virgilia oroboides
Tropicos: Virgilia oroboides
Wikipedia: Virgilia oroboides


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Virgilia oroboides.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=251620, retrieved 2 April 2025

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