3910.030 Decorsea R. Vig.

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

Description of the genus

Perennial twining herbs. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate; leaflets sometimes lobed. Stipules and stipels present. Flowers borne in 4-10-flowered axillary clusters, usually appearing before the leaves. Calyx 4-5-lobed, the upper pair united into a short rounded or notched lip. Corolla: standard oblate, reflexed; keel incurved through 360 degrees, the beak twisted. Style composed of two parts: a thickened, curved, glabrous upper part and a slender flexible lower part. Pods linear, straight. Seeds oblong, flattened.

Worldwide: 6 species, occurring in Africa and Madagascar

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
schlechteri (Harms) Verdc.	S	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Decorsea
Flora of Mozambique: Decorsea
Flora of Zambia: Decorsea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Decorsea

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