Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.
Erect bushy annual (in our species). Leaflets 3 (in ours), with stipels; margin entire. Inflorescences of short axillary racemes. Flowers white or purplish. Calyx with 2 upper teeth ± united. Standard broad, auricled at base. Stamens usually monadelphous. Style not bearded on the stigmatic part. Pod flat, narrow, usually constricted between the seeds. Worldwide: c. 16 species from Asia to Australia Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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