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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 Zambia: 6 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| breviracemosa Verdc. [VU] | W | Nw | |
| radicosa (A.Rich.) Verdc. var. schliebenii (Harms) Verdc. | N,W | Cb,N | |
| radicosa (A.Rich.) Verdc. var. enneaneura (Hauman) Verd. | W,S | Cb | |
| torrei Verdc. | W | Nw | |
| unicostata (F.J.Herm.) Verdc. [DD] | N | N | |
| unifoliolata (Baker f.) Verdc. | W | Nw |
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