Leaves simple (or 1-foliolate) in predominantly compound families or genera

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

The specific families which have species with mainly compound leaves but with a few with simple leaves, are:

  1. Anacardiaceae
  2. Caesalpiniaceae
  3. Capparaceae
  4. Fabaceae
  5. Mimosaceae
  6. Rosaceae
  7. Sapindaceae

FamilySpeciesComment
Anacardiaceae Lannea edulis var. edulis
Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica
Anacardiaceae Ozoroa reticulata
Capparaceae Cleome monophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Bauhinia petersiana
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Bauhinia tomentosa
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia melanoxylon
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria anthyllopsis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria glauca
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Crotalaria juncea
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Droogmansia pteropus
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera nummulariifolia
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Indigofera paniculata subsp. gazensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Ophrestia unifoliolata
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Rhynchosia monophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Vigna monophylla
Rosaceae Cliffortia nitidula
Number of species: 17


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: List of species with each spot-character: Leaves simple (or 1-foliolate) in predominantly compound families or genera.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=718, retrieved 17 April 2024

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