Pomaria (plant)

Pomaria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 16 species of shrubs and perennial herbs native to North America, South America, and southern Africa. Typical habitats include drier subtropical grasslands and wooded grasslands, often on limestone, and degraded areas. It belongs to tribe Caesalpinieae of subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Species

Pomaria comprises the following species:Pomaria austrotexana B.B.SimpsonPomaria brachycarpa B.B.Simpson—Broadpad nickerPomaria burchellii B.B.Simpson & G.P.LewisPomaria canescens B.B.SimpsonPomaria fruticosa B.B.SimpsonPomaria glandulosa Cav.Pomaria jamesii Walp.Pomaria lactea B.B.Simpson & G.P.LewisPomaria melanosticta S.Schauer—Parry's holdbackPomaria multijuga B.B.SimpsonPomaria parviflora B.B.Simpson & G.P.LewisPomaria pilosa B.B.Simpson & G.P.LewisPomaria rubicunda B.B.Simpson & G.P.Lewis

* var. rubicunda B.B.Simpson & G.P.Lewis
* var. hauthalii B.B.Simpson & G.P.LewisPomaria sandersonii B.B.Simpson & G.P.LewisPomaria stipularis B.B.Simpson & G.P.LewisPomaria wootonii B.B.Simpson