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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 Burundi: 15 taxa. |
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| Species | Content | |
| abyssinica (A. Rich.) Vatke | Description, Image | |
| afraspera J. Léonard | ||
| baumii Harms[Agg] | ||
| bullockii J.Léonard | ||
| elaphroxylon (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. | Description, Image | |
| glauca R.E. Fr. | Description, Image | |
| heurckeana Baker | ||
| indica L. | Description, Image | |
| leptophylla Harms var. leptophylla | ||
| leptophylla Harms[Agg] | ||
| mimosifolia Vatke | Description, Image | |
| mossoensis J.Léonard[Agg] | ||
| multicaulis Harms | ||
| schimperi Hochst. ex A. Rich. | ||
| sensitiva Sw. |
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