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. & 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 63 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 |