Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth.

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In Zambezi river, opposite Nyamepi Camp, Mana Pools

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Synonyms:	Dolichos luteolus Jacq. Dolichos repens L. Vigna fischeri Harms Vigna nilotica (Delile) Hook. f.
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Description:	Twining or trailing perennial herb; stems up to 6 m long. Leaflets 3, 2.5-10 × 0.6-4.5 cm, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate; petiole 1.5-8.5 cm long. Stipule 2-5 mm long, 2-lobed at the base. Flowers and leaves appearing together. Flowers yellow; standard with 2 central appendages; keel slightly twisted towards the right. Pod linear, slightly flattened, curved.
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Derivation of specific name:	luteola: yellowish
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Worldwide distribution:	Pantropical distribution.
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 171. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 228. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 271. (Includes a picture). Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 125 - 126. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 52. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 76. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 74.

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