3901.010 Macroptilium (Benth.) Urb.

Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)

Description of the genus

Herbs, with (in ours) trailing, prostrate stems. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate. Inflorescences axillary, of false racemes. Keel incurved; wings round, large, longer than standard and keel. Style with upper part thickened and characteristically abruptly curved through 90° just above its junction with the tenuous part and narrowed and slightly curved towards the apex, resembling a squarish hook. Pod linear.

Worldwide: c. 20 species in America; two widely cultivated (M. lathyroides (L.) Urb. and M. atropurpureum).

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
atropurpureum (Moç. & Sessé ex DC.) Urb.	N,W,C,E	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Macroptilium
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Macroptilium
Flora of Mozambique: Macroptilium
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Macroptilium
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Macroptilium

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Macroptilium
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Macroptilium
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Macroptilium
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