Leguminosae subfam. Papilionoideae
Papilionaceae
Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007) Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3)
Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002) Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)
Martins, E.S. et al. (2003) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7)
Schrire, B.D. (2012) Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) 1-245
Verdcourt, B. (2000) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6)
Trees, shrubs, climbers or, most often, herbs. Leaves alternate, most often pinnate or pinnately 3-foliolate, less often digitately 3-foliolate, occasionally 1-foliolate, simple or digitate; pulvinus always present at the base of each leaflet, and usually present at base of petiole. Inflorescences of racemes or panicles, less often umbellate, capitate or spicate. Flowers zygomorphic, papilionaceous, with a large, often erect, adaxial petal (standard), two lateral petals (wings) parallel with each other, and two lower petals, which are often connate by their lower margins to form a keel. Sepals united at base. Petals imbricate in bud. Stamens usually 10, rarely fewer, either all fused (monadelphous) or 1 free and 9 fused (diadelphous) or rarely all free. Pods various. Seeds without areoles. Worldwide: 313 genera and 8,100 species, cosmopolitan. DRC: 39 genera and 109 taxa. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Abrus Adans. | Description |
| Aeschynomene L. | Description |
| Alysicarpus Desv. | Description |
| Angylocalyx Taub. | Description |
| Baphia Afzel. ex G. Lodd. | Description |
| Bobgunnia J.H. Kirkbr. & Wiersema | Description |
| Calopogonium Desv. | Description |
| Centrosema (DC.) Benth. | Description |
| Craibia Harms & Dunn | Description |
| Dalbergia L.f. | Description |
| Desmodium Desv. | Description |
| Dolichos L. | Description |
| Eriosema (DC.) Rchb. | Description |
| Erythrina L. | Description |
| Grona Lour. | |
| Hylodesmum H. Ohashi & R.R. Mill | |
| Indigofera L. | Description |
| Leptoderris Dunn | Description |
| Macropsychanthus Harms | Image |
| Microcharis Benth. | Description |
| Millettia Wight & Arn. | Description |
| Mucuna Adans. | Description |
| Ormocarpum P. Beauv. | Description |
| Parochetus Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | Description |
| Pericopsis Thwaites | Description |
| Philenoptera Fenzl ex A. Rich. | Description |
| Pleurolobus J.St.-Hil. | |
| Polhillides H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi | |
| Pseudarthria Wight & Arn. | Description |
| Pterocarpus Jacq. | Description |
| Pycnospora R.Br. ex Wight & Arn. | Description |
| Sesbania Scop. | Description |
| Smithia Aiton | Description |
| Sphenostylis E. Mey. | Description |
| Stylosanthes Sw. | Description |
| Tephrosia Pers. | Description |
| Uraria Desv. | Description |
| Vigna Savi | Description |
| Zornia J.F. Gmel. | Description |