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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 Malawi: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| labialis (L.f.) Spreng. subsp. arabicus Verdc. | S | |
| micans (Welw. ex Baker) Baker f. var. cyaneus (De Wild.) Hauman | C,S | |
| uncinatus (L.) Sw. subsp. ringoetii (De Wild.) Verdc. | N,S |
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