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Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)
Trailing or climbing perennial herbs. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate. Flowers usually in pairs or clusters along axillary axes. Calyx 5-lobed, the upper pair fused or not. Standard glabrous apart from occasional hairs at the centre. Alternate stamens sterile, lacking anthers. Ovary with many ovules, often with a tuft of hairs at the apex surrounding the style. Style with a capitate stigma. Pods elongate, linear, distinctly upturned at the apex. Worldwide: 8 ill-defined species, pantropical Zimbabwe: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| labialis (L.f.) Spreng. subsp. arabicus Verdc. | N,S | |
| labialis (L.f.) Spreng. subsp. labialis var. labialis | N,W,E,S | |
| labialis (L.f.) Spreng. subsp. labialis var. abyssinicus (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Verdc. | N,W,C,E,S | |
| repens (Taub.) Baker f. subsp. repens | C | Description |
| uncinatus (L.) Sw. subsp. ringoetii (De Wild.) Verdc. | E,S |
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