Annual or sometimes perennial herbs; hairs whitish. Stipules broadly ovate. Leaves 1-9 foliate or simple, basal leaves often distinct from upper; leaflets opposite, venation prominent beneath, no stipules on leaflets. Racemes axillary or terminal, laxly flowered. Bracts persistent; pedicels often spreading. Calyx lobes equal or longer than tube. Corolla pink, wings similar, twisting outwards so appearing tripetaloous. Pods spreading to erect, usually at an angle to the pedicel; laterally compressed, sutures usually thickened. Seeds squarish, crowded. Worldwide: 36 species in Africa and Madagascar Zimbabwe: 6 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| angolensis Baker | N,E | |
| annua (Milne-Redh.) Schrire | N,W | |
| galpinii N.E. Br. | N,W,C,S | |
| latifolia Benth. | N,S | |
| remotiflora (Baker f.) Schrire | E | |
| welwitschii (Baker) Schrire | E |