3528.030 Tylosema Torre & Hillc.

Description of the genus

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

Zimbabwe: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
esculentum (Burch.) Schreiber	W	Description
fassoglense (Kotschy ex Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc.	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Tylosema
Flora of Burundi: Tylosema
Flora of Malawi: Tylosema
Flora of Mozambique: Tylosema
Flora of Zambia: Tylosema

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tylosema
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