NOUN | plant | Virgilia, genus Virgilia | genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods |
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Meaning | genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods. | |
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Synonym | genus Virgilia | |
Member of | Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae | Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae |
Members | keurboom, Virgilia capensis, Virgilia oroboides | Tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers |
keurboom, Virgilia divaricata | fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers | |
Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
Spanish | genus virgilia, virgilia | |
Catalan | genus virgilia, virgilia, Virgilia |
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