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Caesalpiniaceae
Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae
Brenan, J.P.M. (1967) Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora of Tropical East Africa
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007) Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2)
Coates Palgrave K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002) Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa
Högberg, P. and Piearce, G.D., (1986) Mycorrhizas in Zambian trees in relation to host taxonomy, vegetation type and successional patterns Journal of Ecology 74 775-785
Ross, J.H. (1977) Caesalpinioideae Flora of Southern Africa 16(2)
Trees or shrubs, less often climbers or herbs. Leaves usually 1-pinnate, less often simple or 2-pinnate. Inflorescences usually of spikes or panicles of racemes, rarely of spikes or capitate; racemes sometimes condensed to umbel-like fascicles. Flowers usually ± zygomorphic. Sepals usually free, sometimes ± connate. Petals imbricate in bud, usually with the dorsal within and overlapped by the lateral, free or sometimes connate below, usually 5, sometimes reduced to 1 or 0. Stamens usually 10 or fewer (rarely numerous), free or ± connate below. Pods various. Seeds generally without areoles. Worldwide: 153 genera and 2,175 species, mostly tropical. Malawi: 18 genera and 60 taxa. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Afzelia Sm. | Description |
| Bauhinia L. | Description |
| Brachystegia Benth. | Description |
| Burkea Hook. | Description |
| Caesalpinia L. | Description |
| Cassia L. | Description |
| Chamaecrista Moench | Description |
| Colophospermum J. Léonard | Description |
| Cryptosepalum Benth. | Description |
| Erythrophleum Afzel. ex G. Don | Description |
| Isoberlinia Craib & Stapf | Description |
| Julbernardia Pellegr. | Description |
| Peltophorum (Vogel) Benth. | Description, Image |
| Piliostigma Hochst. | Description, Image |
| Pterolobium Wight & Arn. | Description |
| Senna Mill. | Description |
| Tamarindus L. | Description |
| Tylosema Torre & Hillc. | Description |
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