Sphaerolobium

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Mirbelieae
Genus: Sphaerolobium
Species: S. acanthos – – S. benetectum – S. calcicola – S. daviesioides – S. drummondii – S. fornicatum – S. gracile – – S. hygrophilum – S. linophyllum – S. macranthum - S. medium – S. minus – S. nudiflorum – S. pubescens – S. pulchellum – S. racemulosum – S. rostratum – S. scabriusculum – S. validum – S. grandiflorumS. alatumS. vimineum

Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Sphaerolobium Sm.
Synonyms

Hugelroea Steud., Nom. ed. II. 1: 778 (1840)
Roea Hügel ex Benth., Enum. Pl. Hueg. 34 (1837)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Smith, J.E., 1805. Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 509

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sphaerolobium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Sphaerolobium. Published online. Accessed: May 08 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Sphaerolobium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 May 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Sphaerolobium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 08. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Sphaerolobium. Accessed: 08 May 2021.

Vernacular names

Sphaerolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia, occurring in all states and territories except the Northern Territory. Species of Sphaerolobium are erect shrubs, usually with rush-like stems and yellow or red flowers similar to others in the family.
Description

Plants in the genus Sphaerolobium are perennial shrubs, the stems often rush-like, leafless and winged or ridged. The leaves, when present are simple, linear and lack stipules. The sepals are joined forming a bell-shaped tube with five overlapping teeth, the upper two forming a curved "lip". The petals are yellow or red and pea-like, the keel shorter than the other petals. The fruit is a spherical or flattened pod containing one or two seeds.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy

The genus Sphaerolobium was first formally described in 1805 by James Edward Smith in Annals of Botany.[5][6] The name Sphaerolobium means "ball-pod".[7]
Species list

The following is a list of species of Spaerolobium accepted by the Australian Plant Census as of June 2022:

Sphaerolobium acanthos Crisp — Grampians globe-pea (Vic.)
Sphaerolobium alatum Benth. (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium benetectum R.Butcher (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium calcicola R.Butcher (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium daviesioides Turcz. – prickly globe-pea (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium drummondii Turcz. (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium fornicatum Benth. (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium gracile Benth. (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium grandiflorum Benth. (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium hygrophilum R.Butcher (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium linophyllum (Hügel ex Benth.) Benth. (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium macranthum Meisn. (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium medium R.Br. (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium minus Labill. (S.A., Qld., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas.)
Sphaerolobium nudiflorum (Meisn.) Benth. (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium pubescens R.Butcher (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium pulchellum Meisn. (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium racemulosum Benth. (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium rostratum Butcher (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium scabriusculum Meisn. (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium validum R.Butcher (W.A.)
Sphaerolobium vimineum Sm. — leafless globe-pea (W.A., S.A., Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)

References

"Sphaerolobium". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
"Genus Sphaerolobium". PlantNET – New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
Jeanes, Jeff A. "Sphaerolobium". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
"Sphaerolobium". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
"Sphaerolobium". APNI. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
Smith, James E. (1805). Koenig, Charles; Sims, John (eds.). Annals of Botany. Vol. 1. London. pp. 509–510. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 114. ISBN 9780958034180.