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Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)
Climbing or trailing herbs, rarely ± erect. Leaves 1-foliolate (in the species occurring in Zimbabwe), sometimes 3-5-foliolate elsewhere. Flowers borne in axillary false racemes or almost sessile axillary clusters. Calyx 5-lobed; lobes ± equal; upper pair free or joined for up to 2/3rds the length. Standard silky- or bristly-hairy outside. Ovules 2-8. Pods oblong, flattened. Worldwide: 13 species in the tropics of the Old World Caprivi: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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| radicosa (A.Rich.) Verdc.[Agg] |
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