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3901.010 Macroptilium
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)
Description of the genus
Herbs, with (in ours) trailing, prostrate stems. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate. Inflorescences axillary, of false racemes. Keel incurved; wings round, large, longer than standard and keel. Style with upper part thickened and characteristically abruptly curved through 90° just above its junction with the tenuous part and narrowed and slightly curved towards the apex, resembling a squarish hook. Pod linear. Worldwide: c. 20 species in America; two widely cultivated (M. lathyroides (L.) Urb. and M. atropurpureum). Botswana: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| atropurpureum (Moç. & Sessé ex DC.) Urb. | SE | Description, Image |
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Flora of Malawi: cultivated MacroptiliumFlora of Mozambique: Macroptilium
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Macroptilium
Flora of Zimbabwe: Macroptilium
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Macroptilium
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MacroptiliumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Macroptilium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Macroptilium
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Macroptilium
JSTOR Plant Science: Macroptilium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Macroptilium
Plants of the World Online: Macroptilium
Tropicos: Macroptilium
Wikipedia: Macroptilium
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