Stirtonanthus

Stirtonanthus
Stirtonanthus taylorianus in Swartberg Pass, Western Cape, South Africa.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Podalyrieae
Genus:	Stirtonanthus B.-E. van Wyk & A.L.Schutte (1995)
Species[1][2][3]
Stirtonanthus chrysanthus (Adamson) B.-E. van Wyk & A.L. Schutte Stirtonanthus insignis (Compton) B.-E. van Wyk & A.L. Schutte Stirtonanthus taylorianus (L. Bolus) B.-E. van Wyk & A.L. Schutte
Stirtonanthus is endemic to South Africa.[1]   Stirtonanthus chrysanthus   Stirtonanthus insignis   Stirtonanthus taylorianus
Synonyms[4]
Stirtonia B.-E.van Wyk & A.L.Schutte (1994), nom. illeg.

Stirtonanthus is a South African genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species of shrubs native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. They grow in fynbos (Mediterranean-climate shrubland) at medium to high elevations. Each species is highly localized.^[5] It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.