Records determined by Roger Polhill

Parasite, on Combretum; leaves dark, smooth; stems woody, dark brown; corolla tubular.

A parasite on Hymenocardia; stems greyish black; leaves smooth dark green on top, light green underneath; flower petals greyish green at base, reddish pink at the tip, forming a corolla tube; anthers yellowish green.

Bright yellow with red-tinged inflorescence. Anthers fused to corolla.

Parasite on Commiphora sp. Stems grey. Leaves green, smooth and shiny. Fruits green.

Parasitic on legume tree; corolla tube pink-red at base, yellow near tip and on lobes; filaments red.

Uncommon parasite on a 3 m tall small tree. Fruits ripening bright red with one yellowish seed.

On a Diplorhynchus condylocarpon. Position converted from TR510919.

Parasite; leaves light green; calyx light green; corolla tube green and tipped in dull red; anthers orange; constriction on corolla tube green.

Parasitic; stems greyish-black; leaves smooth, dark green above, light green beneath; fruits smooth, dark green; latex creamy.

Parasitic; stems greyish-black; leaves smooth dark green; inflorescence pink, petals connate into column.

Parasite in trees. Leaves yellowish-green, dark. Fruits green turning red at maturity. Common.

Spreading and upright; stems dull green; calyx very light green; standard a dull yellow-light orange, inside brighter yellow; wings bright yellow; keel light green; young pods light green.

Annual, to 10 cm. Stems light green with brown tint; leaves dark green with white hairs; flowers with brick red; petals, yellow anthers.

Herb; 20 cm, erect. Plant softly pubescent with white hairs. Standard yellow, red-brown at apex. Wings yellow with red-brown spots. Keel greenish-yellow with red spots. Common in rocky soils, open areas.

Small shrub, common on disturbed woodland fringes. Stems green with cream hairs. Flowers orange.

Frequent, among grasses; calyx green; bracteole deep red-purple; standard pale orange with darker red-purple stripes; wings similar; keel pale orange at beak, light green proximally.

Shrub to 0.8 m high, occasional along shore margins. Leaves dull green appearing bluish on the underside. Flowers light yellow. Standard with brown streaks. Fruits green and inflated.

Single individual locally seen. Shrub to 50 cm, green leaves, fruits blackish, flowers maroon, stems dark brown.

Herb; 1.0 m erect from woody, stout base, many branched at base. Stems green. Banner bright yellow, keel yellowish-green, wings bright yellow. Fruit pods inflated, green, immature.

Flowers yellow

Herb; 20 cm, erect. Plant softly pubescent. Standard yellow with orange-red semicircle stripe. Keel and wings yellow, slight blush of dull orange at apex. Common in rocky soils.

Occasional; annual; calyx light green; standard yellow with red-purple streaks outside, brighter yellow inside with streaks; wings bright yellow; keel light green becoming tinged with purple on tops.

Scattered and widespread; but only occasional; stems purple at base, grey foliage and upper stems; light green calyx; standard dull yellow-orange outside with red nerves; brighter with red nerves and red-orange spot at base inside; wings bright yellow, keel duller yellow, pods light green, some tinged in red.

Shrub to 1 m tall, yellow flowers, fruits pale green, brownish stems.

Rare; in woodland; calyx deep green; standard dull yellow inside, red outside; wings yellow; keel red and green; pods green, deeper purple along upper suture.

Dry forest on hillside above cleared land.-x000D- 0.4 m sub-shrub, flowers yellow.

Shrub to 1 m, rare, in disturbed woodland. Stems bluish green. Leaves green. Flowers yellow. Keel appearing greenish. Pods green, inflated, persistent long, hooked style.

Shrub to 2 m. Stems dark green turning light; leaves dark green, glabrous; flowers red-purple to yellow. Common.

Shrub to 1.5 m, locally common in disturbed woodland. Leaves dull green Flowers dull yellow with deep brown streaks on standard and wings.

Standard pale yellow, wings deeper yellow

Among grasses; to 60 cm tall; occasional; calyx light green, lobes tinged with purple; standard and wings yellow, keel light green; inflated pods light green.

Shrub, 25 cm. Stems light green, with brown tint towards base, also with soft white hairs; leaves glabrous, dark green above, light underneath; flowers bright yellow, petals greyish-green bracts.

Common in woodland. Leaves green with white hairs on underside. Flowers yellow. Fruit light green and inflated.

Type specimen

Rare; on raised areas in marsh; to 2.5 m tall; from diffuse, white taproot; nodes tinged in purple; calyx light yellow-green to deep purple-black; standard pale yellow outside with deep purple nerves, inside lighter yellow with lighter nerves; wings light yellow, dark on upper sides with light purple nerves; keel light yellow-green near claw; light to deeper purple toward beak.

Occasional; shrub; to 1.5 m; stems early woody; herbaceous; stems light purple; heteroblastic; buds yellow to green; base of calyx purple to green on lobes; standard deep purple-red; streaked to edge where it is yellow; keel green; wings yellow.

Shrub to 1.5 m tall and spreading to 2 m wide; hairs silvery on stems; calyx green tinged and speckled in deep red; standard bright yellow inside with red splotch at base on back; wings orange-yellow; keel green with red specks and deeper red at beak.

Occasional, semi-woody shrub; to 1.5 m; calyx light green with light purple markings; standard yellow at margin; at base in middle outside, the rest red to purple; orange to yellow to purple inside; wings light green at base to orange, keel, light green with minute purple speckling.

Shrub, 40 cm. Stems woody; khaki; leaves dark green; flowers bright yellow; fruits light green.

Shrub; 2.0 m, erect. Stems whitish-grey, brittle. Leaves paler below. Calyx pale green. Standard dull yellow with burgundy veins on back. Wings bright yellow at apex, greenish-white at base. Keel pale green with burgundy spots. Anthers yellow. Among rocks at riverside.

Trailing to 3 m. Stems light green with reddish-brown tint; leaves light green; flowers bright yellow; fruits dull green with white hairs.

Shrub, spreading on the ground. Stems brown-green, with grey hairs. Leaves light green, woolly hairs on the underside. Flowers yellow. Standard with orange streaks. Fruits green. Pedicel brown.

Shrub; approx. 30 cm tall; stems dark green; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; flowers yellow.

Shrub to 0.5 m, occasional. Stems brownish-green. Flowers yellow. Standard with brown fissures. Calyx green. Fruits green and inflated.

Shrub to 0.4 m, common among grasses. Stems brown to green. Flowers yellow. Calyx green. Standard yellow with brown streaks. Fruits green and inflated.

Frequent; in disturbed soils; calyx light green; standard and wings bright yellow, standard with minute black speckles and lines, keel light green. Pods inflated light green with upper sutures purple-black.

Rare; in the plain; to 1 m; standard bright yellow, red at the base, wings yellow and red; inflorescence at tip of the plant (terminally).

Prostrate habit.

Small shrub; rare; in dambo; stem and leaves green; flowers yellow, standard yellow with brown streaks and brown bands around the bases; wings and keel yellow.

Shrub to 30 cm. Stems dark green with brown coloration; leaves dark green above, light to grey underneath; flowers light yellow.

Occasional; runner in grasses from woody root (?); abaxial leaf surfaces with silver adpressed hairs; calyx red; back of standard red-pink, inside white; wings yellow with red tinge; keel green at beak and along upper edge, red at base.

On Cryptosepalum exfoliatum ssp. pseudotaxus.

Occasional, parasite on Brachystegia, near rocky outcrops; calyx light green; corolla tube bright red; lobes turning deep purple.

Type specimen; in bud

In bud

Parasite on mopane, leaves light green; bracts yellow-green; calyx green; corolla bright red outside; orange-red inside, style red.

Host probably Anisophyllea.

Growing on Faidherbia albida

Parasite on Brachystegia sp. Stems dark grey-black. Calyx yellow-green, corolla red with cream spots, anthers pale cream-white.

Uncommon. Long tubular flowers.

Parasitic; along the river; flowers tall and reddish; not common.

Parasitic; on Uapaca; in woodland near dambo.

On Morus.

Parasite on Bauhinia sp. Light green leaves, calyx light green; corolla tube red-purple, speckled whitish further up, outside; tube striped green inside; lobes green; pollen bright yellow on green filaments.

Parasitic, growing on Ochna pulchra; in Kalahari woodland; leaves dull green; corolla dull red; anthers yellow.

Occasional; to 1 m; leaves and stem light green; calyx light green with dark brown hairs, standard and wings bright orange, standard with brown pubescence; keel white; young pods light green with almost black hairs on margin.

Occasional; to 0.3 m tall; calyx light green with brown hairs; dark brown-black hairs along pod sutures.

Shrub, 1 m, occasional. Stems light green; leaves slender smooth, dark green above, light with white hairs underneath; flowers orange; fruit pods light green with dark brown hairs on edges.

Shrub to 1 m, common in disturbed woodland. Leaves dull green, with sparse woolly hairs on the underside. Flowers scarlet-red. Standard with brown hairs on the outside. Calyx green.

Occasional; on degraded hillside, pubescence brown-black on all parts, particularly noticeable on smaller, young parts; calyx dark brown; all petals orange; pods deep green with brown-black hairs.

Perennial; to 0.5 m; plant with general brown-golden tint; calyx, outside of standard and young fruit with black-brown hairs; standard brown outside, orange inside; wings bright orange; keel white-orange.

Shrub; to 0.3 m; common; leaves green on the upperside, underside with white wooly hairy; flowers orange with brown hairs around the bases.

Approx. 40 cm tall; stems light green with grey hairs; leaves light green with grey hairs underneath, dark green on top; flowers bright red; fruits yellowish green pods with short brown hairs.

Fairly abundant; in woodland; leaves and stem with small brown hairs; standard brown, keel purple; pods with small brown, dense hairs.

Herb; 40 cm, erect. Leaves whitish below. Plant with white and gold hairs. Standard dirty yellow, pubescent outside, pale purple inside. Wings pale purple; keel cream, faintly tinged with purple. Young fruits pale green. DNA sample.

Herb; 55 cm, erect. Calyx green tinged with red, pubescent. Banner dull purple with dull gold hairs on back. Wings magenta. Keel white, papery. Young fruits pale green.

Herb; 80 cm, sprawling to erect. Leaves pale below. Standard white on back with dirty yellow hairs, magenta inside. Wings magenta, keel white. Young fruits green.

Shrub to 0.5 m high, common in mopane woodland. Stems hairy. Leaves dull green, hairy on the underside. Flowers cream to purple.

Approx. 1 m tall; stems woody, light green; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath with a white removable powder; fruits yellowish green. Collected in the plain.

Herb; 1.5 m, erect. Plant yellow-green. Leaves with distinct red margins. Calyx brown. Standard dark rose to brown with rose hairs outside; dull rose inside. Wings rose-red, keel pale rose-red to white. Young fruits light green, pubescent.

Occasional; near culvert; shrubby; 80 cm tall; stems with brown pubescence; leaves deep green above; calyx light green with red tint on upper lip; standard pink outside; bright pink inside, wings also; keel green; pods golden green.

Occasional; from taproot; to 1.5 m tall; leaves light green below; pedicel red; calyx light green; standard dull yellow outside, red medially; purple-pink inside; wings purple to light purple at base; keel very light green along base and light purple-pink along margin, yellow at beak; anthers yellow; stigma and style green; pods light, dull green with darker green along sutures.

Herb; 50 cm, erect. Leaves glaucous. Standard rose-pink. Wings magenta, keel white to magenta. Young fruits green with white hairs.

Rare; probably cultivated, shrub to 2 m; calyx light green with dark hairs; petals all white; pods brown. Root used as fish poison.

Herb to 0.4 m, occasional in woodland, occasional amongst grasses. Root very hard. Flowers white.

Light bush at dambo edge.

Locally frequent from woody root, suffrutex; stems light green, frequently with black spots; fruit orange-yellow; plants sometimes with light orange cast.

Occasional; parasite of grasses (?); dull green; petals creamy-white; fruit light green to white.

Suffrutex; rare; in woodland; stem green with blunt spine-like structures; flowers yellow; petals cream.

Suffrutex, common in open areas in woodland. Stems green. Leaves appearing yellow on tips. Flowers white. Fruits green.

Occasional from woody taproot; tepals light yellow; immature fruit light green.

Rare, herb; from fleshy rootstock; calyx green; petals (?) white; base of aging fruit white.

Parasite on Clusiaceae; young leaves purple-red; petals brown outside, yellow-white inside; anthers yellow-white young fruit light green turning translucent yellow-white when mature; juicy.