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Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)
Verdcourt, B. (2000) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6)
Perennial climbing herb. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate; stipules small, striate; stipels present. Inflorescences axillary; flowers solitary. Calyx 5-lobed, upper lobes connate; corolla large, blue or pale purple; standard glabrous, auriculate and with appendages at the base. Ovary linear, many-ovuled. Fruit pods linear, compressed, many-seeded. Seeds oblong, with a well developed aril. Worldwide: Three species one in Africa, one in India and one in Burma. Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| holosericea (Welw. ex Baker) Verdc. | Z |
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