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3914.000 Psophocarpus
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)
Description of the genus
Climbers (in ours). Stipules present with an appendage. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate; stipels present. Inflorescence an axillary pseudoraceme or umbel; bracts and bracteoles present, the bracteoles large. Corolla usually blue to mauve, rarely yellow. Stamens 10; 9 with fused filaments; 1 free or connate in the middle. Pod 4-winged, septate, dehiscent. Seeds (in ours) with an aril. Derivation of name: from psophos (Gr): noise & carpus (L): fruit, referring to the sound made by the ripe pod when it springs open. Worldwide: c. 10 species in the Old World tropics Mozambique: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| lancifolius Harms | T? | Description |
| scandens (Endl.) Verdc. | N,Z,MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Psophocarpus:
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Flora of Burundi: PsophocarpusFlora of Malawi: Psophocarpus
Flora of Zambia: Psophocarpus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Psophocarpus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PsophocarpusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Psophocarpus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Psophocarpus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Psophocarpus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Psophocarpus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Psophocarpus
JSTOR Plant Science: Psophocarpus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Psophocarpus
Plants of the World Online: Psophocarpus
Tropicos: Psophocarpus
Wikipedia: Psophocarpus
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