Verdcourt, B. (2000) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6)
Herbs. Stipules free or joined; stipels present. Leaves 1-foliolate, rarely pinnately 3-foliolate. Inflorescences axillary, terminal or leaf-opposed, falsely racemose or rarely paniculate; the flowers usually paired. Bracts scarious. Calyx glumaceous, appearing 4-lobed, the 2 upper calyx teeth entirely connate or almost so. Standard variously coloured. Ovary sessile or shortly stalked with several-many ovules. Pod transversely jointed, subcylindric or somewhat flattened, constricted between the articles or not. Worldwide: 25 species in the Old World tropics DRC: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| glumaceus (Vahl) DC. subsp. glumaceus | Description, Image | |
| rugosus (Willd.) DC. subsp. perennirufus J. Léonard | Description, Image | |
| vaginalis (L.) DC. var. vaginalis | Description, Image |