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Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae
Papilionaceae
Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007) Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3)
Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002) Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)
Martins, E.S. et al. (2003) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7)
Schrire, B.D. (2012) Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) 1-245
Verdcourt, B. (2000) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6)
Trees, shrubs, climbers or, most often, herbs. Leaves alternate, most often pinnate or pinnately 3-foliolate, less often digitately 3-foliolate, occasionally 1-foliolate, simple or digitate; pulvinus always present at the base of each leaflet, and usually present at base of petiole. Inflorescences of racemes or panicles, less often umbellate, capitate or spicate. Flowers zygomorphic, papilionaceous, with a large, often erect, adaxial petal (standard), two lateral petals (wings) parallel with each other, and two lower petals, which are often connate by their lower margins to form a keel. Sepals united at base. Petals imbricate in bud. Stamens usually 10, rarely fewer, either all fused (monadelphous) or 1 free and 9 fused (diadelphous) or rarely all free. Pods various. Seeds without areoles. Comment: Nowadays combined with the subfamilies Caesalpinioideae and Mimosoideae into the large family FABACEAE or LEGUMINOSAE. However, as all three are extensive and distinctive groups, it is still preferred to deal with them in separate lists. Worldwide: 313 genera and 8,100 species, cosmopolitan. Zimbabwe: 61 cultivated genera and 95 cultivated taxa. |
Genus | Content |
Aeschynomene L. | Description |
Arachis L. | Description, Image |
Bolusanthus Harms | Description, Image |
Brya P. Browne | Description |
Cajanus DC. | Description, Image |
Calpurnia E. Mey. | Description |
Canavalia DC. | Description |
Castanospermum A. Cunn. ex Hook. | Description, Image |
Centrolobium Mart. ex Benth. | Description, Image |
Cicer L. | Description |
Clitoria L. | Description, Image |
Cochliasanthus Trew | |
Craibia Harms & Dunn | Description |
Crotalaria L. | Description, Image |
Cyamopsis DC. | Description |
Dalbergia L.f. | Description |
Desmodium Desv. | Description, Image |
Erythrina L. | Description, Image |
Flemingia Roxb. ex W.T. Aiton | Description |
Genista L. | Description |
Gliricidia Kunth | Description |
Glycine L. | Description |
Hardenbergia Benth. | Description |
Hedysarum L. | Description |
Indigofera L. | Description |
Lablab Adans. | Description |
Laburnum Fabr. | Description |
Lathyrus L. | Description |
Lens Mill. | Description |
Lonchocarpus Kunth | Description, Image |
Lotus L. | Description, Image |
Lupinus L. | Description, Image |
Macroptilium (Benth.) Urb. | Description |
Medicago L. | Description |
Millettia Wight & Arn. | Description, Image |
Mucuna Adans. | Description |
Mundulea (DC.) Benth. | Description |
Parochetus Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | Description |
Phaseolus L. | Description |
Philenoptera Fenzl ex A. Rich. | Description |
Pisum L. | Description |
Podalyria Willd. | Description |
Pseudovigna (Harms) Verdc. | Description |
Pueraria DC. | Description |
Rhynchosia Lour. | Description |
Robinia L. | Description, Image |
Sesbania Scop. | Description |
Sophora L. | Description |
Spartium L. | Description |
Strongylodon Vogel | Description, Image |
Stylosanthes Sw. | Description |
Styphnolobium Schott ex Endl. | |
Tipuana (Benth.) Benth. | Description, Image |
Trifolium L. | Description |
Trigonella L. | Description |
Ulex L. | Description |
Vicia L. | Description |
Vigna Savi | Description |
Virgilia Poir. | Description |
Wisteria Nutt. | Description, Image |
Xanthocercis Baill. | Description |
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