3607.000 Calpurnia E. Mey.

Martins, E.S. et al. (2003) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7)

Description of the genus

Shrubs or small trees. Stipules small, stipels 0. Leaves imparipinnate, 6-30-foliolate; leaflets opposite, subopposite or alternate. Inflorescence of axillary, rarely terminal, racemes. Bracts small; pedicels slightly swollen near the top. Calyx campanulate with 2 upper teeth ± fused. Petals yellow. Stamens free. Fruit usually indehiscent, narrowly oblong, stipitate, flat, winged (in ours) along the upper edge, membranous. Seeds flattened, ovate-oblong.

Worldwide: 6 species in the E Cape, Afromontane forests and S India

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
aurea (Aiton) Benth. subsp. aurea	C,E,S	Description, Image

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