Podalyria

Podalyria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 17 species of small trees or shrubs native to the Cape Provinces, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. They inhabit Mediterranean-climate shrubland (fynbos and forest margins) from low to high elevations, typically in rocky or sandy areas. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus is endemic to South Africa.

Species
Podalyria comprises the following species:


 * Podalyria amoena Eckl. & Zeyh.


 * Podalyria biflora (L.) Lam.


 * Podalyria burchellii DC.
 * Podalyria buxifolia Willd.
 * Podalyria calyptrata (Retz.) Willd.


 * Podalyria cordata R.Br.


 * Podalyria hirsuta (Aiton) Willd.


 * Podalyria lanceolata (E.Mey.) Benth.


 * Podalyria leipoldtii L.Bolus ex A.L.Schutte
 * Podalyria microphylla E.Mey.


 * Podalyria myrtillifolia (Retz.) Willd.


 * Podalyria oleifolia Salisb.
 * Podalyria orbicularis (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
 * Podalyria pearsonii E.Phillips


 * Podalyria racemulosa DC.


 * Podalyria sericea (Andrews) R.Br.


 * Podalyria variabilis A.L.Schutte