3659.000 Rothia Pers.

Clarke, H. & Charters, M. (ed. Moll, E.) (2016) The Illustrated Dictionary of Southern African Plant Names Jacana Media, South Africa

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

Description of the genus

Annual, prostrate or spreading, pilose herbs. Leaves digitately 3-foliolate. Inflorescence a 1-5-flowered raceme. Calyx 5-lobed, the lobes subequal with upper 2 ± falcate. Standard ovate or oblong with a linear claw; keel rounded at apex. Stamens all joined into a tube; anthers 10, uniform. Pod ± oblong or linear, inflated or scarcely so.

Derivation of name: After Albrecht Wilhelm Roth (1757-1834), German botanist and physician.

Worldwide: 2 species occurring from Africa to India and Australia

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
hirsuta (Guill. & Perr.) Baker	C,S

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