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3657.010 Pearsonia
PHAENHOFFMANNIA O. Kuntze
Martins, E.S. et al. (2003) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7)
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs or small shrubs. Leaves digitately 3-foliolate. Inflorescence a raceme or a solitary flower, terminal or leaf-opposed. Standard yellow or white with purplish markings. Anthers elongate; 4 basifixed, 6 attached a little higher. Style nearly straight or pointed downwards. Pod linear-oblong to elliptic, 1-many-seeded. Worldwide: 12 species in tropical and South Africa and Madagascar Zimbabwe: 6 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| aristata (Schinz) Dummer | E | Description, Image |
| cajanifolia (Harv.) Polhill subsp. cryptantha (Baker) Polhill | W,C,E | |
| grandifolia (Bolus) Polhill subsp. latibracteolata (Dummer) Polhill | E | Description, Image |
| mesopontica Polhill[NrEnd] | E | Description, Image |
| metallifera Wild[End][LR-lc] | N,C | Description, Image |
| sessilifolia (Harv.) Dummer subsp. sessilifolia | C,E |
Other sources of information about Pearsonia:
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Flora of Malawi: PearsoniaFlora of Mozambique: Pearsonia
Flora of Zambia: Pearsonia
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): PearsoniaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Pearsonia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pearsonia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pearsonia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pearsonia
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