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3910.030 Decorsea
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)
Description of the genus
Perennial twining herbs. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate; leaflets sometimes lobed. Stipules and stipels present. Flowers borne in 4-10-flowered axillary clusters, usually appearing before the leaves. Calyx 4-5-lobed, the upper pair united into a short rounded or notched lip. Corolla: standard oblate, reflexed; keel incurved through 360 degrees, the beak twisted. Style composed of two parts: a thickened, curved, glabrous upper part and a slender flexible lower part. Pods linear, straight. Seeds oblong, flattened. Worldwide: 6 species, occurring in Africa and Madagascar Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| schlechteri (Harms) Verdc. | S | Lk,S | Description, Image |
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Flora of Botswana: DecorseaFlora of Malawi: Decorsea
Flora of Mozambique: Decorsea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Decorsea
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): DecorseaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Decorsea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Decorsea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Decorsea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Decorsea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Decorsea
JSTOR Plant Science: Decorsea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Decorsea
Plants of the World Online: Decorsea
Tropicos: Decorsea
Wikipedia: Decorsea
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