3717.010 Ptycholobium
Description of the genus
Undershrubs. Leaves digitately 3-foliolate, sometimes 1-foliolate; leaflets oblanceolate. Flowers in groups of 2-4 in the leaf axils. Calyx with 5 subequal teeth. Petals bluish or purplish; standard hairy outside. Ovary pubescent. Pods thin-walled, contorted and indehiscent. Worldwide: 3 species occurring in dry parts of Africa and SW Asia. Zimbabwe: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| contortum (N.E. Br.) Brummitt | E,S | Description, Image |
| plicatum (Oliv.) Harms subsp. plicatum | W |
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