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Stems arising from a large underground tuber, prostrate and trailing or sometimes climbing. Tendrils present, forked. Leaves simple, 2-lobed. Inflorescence a lateral raceme. Flowers bisexual, yellow. Calyx 5-lobed, the upper 2 lobes ± fused, the others free. Petals 5; upper one smaller than the rest. Fertile stamens 2; other 7-8 staminodes. Style elongate. Pods dehiscent or indehiscent, woody, 1-2-seeded. Derivation of name: Tylosema: refers to the torulose (beaded) seed Worldwide: 4 species of eastern and central tropical Africa south to South Africa Zambia: 2 taxa. |
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| esculentum (Burch.) Schreiber | |||
| fassoglense (Kotschy ex Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc. | N,W,C,E,S | Nw,Cb,Lp,N,E,Lk,S | Description, Image |
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