3672.000 Lupinus L.

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

Description of the genus

Herbs or rarely, shrubs. Stipules adnate to base of petiole. Leaves digitately 5-11-foliolate. Flowers usually numerous in terminal and leaf-opposed racemes. Calyx deeply divided, 2-lipped; the lower lobe 3-fid. Corolla with beaked keel. Stamens joined in a closed tube; anthers alternately long and short. Pod dehiscent.

Worldwide: 200 species in the Andes, Rocky Mts, Mediterranean, tropical African highlands and eastern South America

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
mexicanus Cerv.	S	Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Lupinus
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Lupinus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Lupinus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Lupinus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lupinus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lupinus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lupinus
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iNaturalist: Lupinus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lupinus
JSTOR Plant Science: Lupinus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lupinus
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Tropicos: Lupinus
Wikipedia: Lupinus