Records made by Mary Merello

Frequent tree in woodland; light tan; calyx light yellow and green; "standard" green on back, orange turning red on front; all other petals and flower parts green.

Occasional large tree to 10 m; calyx green; corolla tube white; male flowers, stamen on long column, red; female flowers, may be sterile; central flower white filaments, fertile?; anthers red.

Tree almost leafless, 3 m tall; leaflets light green; young shoots, inflorescences and buds tinged red; anthers white, sweetly fragrant.

Tree to 5 m, rough, dark bark; golden hairs on petiole and petiolule and midrib; banner white with green at base; calyx green with darker hairs; filaments orange.

Frequent tree to 7 m; rough grey bark, infected with round galls; pods green, to 30 cm long.

Slender tree to 3 m tall; bark grey; buds golden brown, pubescent, banner white with yellow stripes from centre inside; anthers and filaments yellow-orange, young fruits light-green.

Prostrate vining herb, contains white latex; younger stems pinkish; leaf with white undersides, young fruits green; petals pinkish-lavender, anthers yellow. Uncommon, grows in open, rocky area.

Occasional tree 10 m, in miombo; calyx light green; petals (?) light white-green; young fruits light green with brown hairs; fruits and old flowers slightly fragrant.

Frequent tree to 8 m; in woodland on rocky soil; young pods light green.

Tree 3 m; buds cream-colored; open flowers greenish-cream colour; calyx green; young fruits green, capsular dries brown and splits. Frequent.

Vine on cleared slope; (once cultivated) foliage bluish; petals white, yellow in centre. Flowers fade very quickly.

Tree to 10 m; grey bark on branches; legumes dark brown-black; velvety pulvinus brown.

Slender tree 6 m; cauliflorous; calyx green with brown pubescence; petals cream-white with a brown pubescence on the outside; stamens and pistils "dirty" white colour; slight fragrance. Uncommon.

Large tree 15 m; calyx green, petals cream in bud, white when open, slightly fragrant; leaves glossy above, dull and lighter beneath; contains white latex. Common.

Locally common plant with yellow-green pods turning brown-purple; stem purple.

Common plant with stem green to purple. Inflorescence light yellow with purple streaks. Wings almost completely purple.

Infrequent suffrutex from woody taproot; leaflets silvery below; calyx yellow with red coloration; standard green with red streaks outside; wings purple; keel white.

Herb from bulbous root; 30 cm tall; calyx white with green at base; banner white with thin magenta stripes in centre and at base; wings and keel white with magenta patch at tip; filaments stigma and style white; anthers yellow-orange; pods light green. Frequent.

Tree 4 m, foliage glaucous beneath; bark reddish-brown; young fruits yellow-green flushed with red.

Tree 10 m; rough, grey bark, thornless; calyx light green; filaments white; anthers light yellow; inflorescence turning orange then brown.

Tree 5-6 m with sweet flower scent; white filaments with yellow anthers ageing to yellow flowers.

Frequent; to 8 m; leaves glossy; pods with velvety brown hairs, bark deeply fissured.

Tree 5-6 m; foliage a slightly yellowing (anemic)- glaucous color; glossy; peduncles pink, buds greenish-white, calyx green; (anthers purple, not seen on this individual). Common.

Shrub, armed; 70-80 cm tall; flowers pale pink, fruits golden-green; leaves close when touched.

Frequent shrub at edge of water; flowers pink with yellow pollen; pods golden-green, maturing dark brown-black.

Perennial herb to 30 cm tall from taproot; calyx green; petals white; anthers light yellow; on sands along lake front (beach).

Tree 8 m, grey bark, buds green; inflorescence bracts brown and wanting; shiny brown gland at base of leaf blade where it meets the petiole on the upper surface. Common.

Slender tree 3.5 m tall; leaves glaucous; buds covered with a golden brown pubescence; sepals green-brown; petals white with purple stripes; banner with lime-green spot in center surrounded by dark purple patch, anthers yellow, filaments green.

Tree 10 m; on steep slopes calyx olive-green; petioles and petiolules with brown pubescence; calyx lobes white inside; standard white with purple veins on both sides; wings white; keel white; young pods green.

Tree with brown calyx and purple-streaked petals. Stamens and pistil green.

Frequent miombo tree to 10 m; sometimes tipped up and growing horizontally; all surfaces including up to calyx covered with golden hairs; white standard streaked with deep purple with light green middle spot; wings purple; keel white with purple stripes. N.V. "umvbanga"

Tree 15 m; light grey bark; calyx light green; petals thick avocado green color (tinged slightly red in bud); white cottony pubescence in flower center; stimga yellow; style white (persistent in young fruits), anthers yellow. Uncommon.

Vine in tree tops at heights of 2-3 m; calyx green, corolla white. Frequent.

Tree 6 m; some buds red, some cream-colored, open flowers white, feathery dirty-white "staminode" at base of flower; fragrance of musky-honey, winged fruits pinkish-red becoming greener around the seed.

Tree 6 m; fruits chalky, white-green in color; frequent.