6; see text Calpurnia is a genus of flowering plants within the family Fabaceae.

[1] The genus comprises shrubs or small trees in or along the margin of forests in the eastern parts of South Africa.

They make good garden plants because they are easily raised from seed, flower at two years and withstand frost.

The species Calpurnia aurea is also known as Wild Laburnum or Wildegeelkeur (in Afrikaans).

The bright yellow flowers have the typical form of the Fabaceae (pea family).