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3911.000 Adenodolichos Harms

Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)

Description of the genus

Herbs, subshrubs or shrubs. Leaves 3-5-foliolate; leaflets covered with gland dots beneath. Stipules and stipels present. Inflorescences axillary or terminal. Bracteoles present at the base of the calyx, caducous. Calyx 5-lobed. Standard white, mauve or crimson-purple. Ovary 2-ovuled. Pods oblong-falcate, flattened, much narrowed towards the base.

Worldwide: 15 species in tropical Africa

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
punctatus (Micheli) Harms subsp. punctatus N

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Adenodolichos
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Adenodolichos
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Adenodolichos.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=784, retrieved 16 April 2024

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