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Verdcourt, B. (2000) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6)
Annual or perennial herbs, subshrubs or shrubs. Stipules present, stipels 0. Leaves alternate or ± paripinnate, 2-many-foliolate. Leaflets subopposite to alternate, asymmetric at base. Inflorescences axillary, less often terminal or leaf-opposed. Bracts entire or 2-3-fid; bracteoles mostly deciduous. Calyx 2-lipped. Corolla usually yellow, orange-yellow or orange, often lined or flushed with purple. Pod linear or elliptic with 1-many articles, usually straight or curved. Worldwide: 150 species in tropical and warm zones Botswana: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| cristata Vatke var. cristata | N | Description, Image |
| fluitans Peter | N | Description, Image |
| indica L. | N,SE | Description, Image |
| nilotica Taub. | N |
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