3892.000 Cajanus DC.

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

Description of the genus

Shrub (in ours). Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate, covered with small yellow glands beneath. Infl a terminal panicle with many numerous short axillary racemes. Calyx 5-lobed, the upper lobes fused to form a 2-fid lip. Corolla yellow. Ovary with 3-8 ovules. Pod grooved between the seeds, somewhat inflated, with a long apical bristle.

Worldwide: 32 species in the Old World

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
cajan (L.) Millsp.	N,C	Description, Image

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