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Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)
Climbers or lianes. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate. Inflorescences axillary. Flowers showy, ranging from white to purple, red to almost black or greenish-yellow. Calyx 4-5-lobed, the upper 2 lobes forming a lip Standard rounded, much shorter than the other petals. 5 larger anthers alternate with 5 short ones. Pods covered with irritant hairs (apart from some cultivated varieties of Mucuna pruriens), usually dehiscent. Worldwide: c. 100 species in the tropics and subtropics Malawi: 8 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| coriacea Baker subsp. coriacea | N,C,S | |
| coriacea Baker subsp. irritans (Burtt Davy) Verdc. | C,S | Description, Image |
| ferox Verdc. | N | Description |
| glabrialata (Hauman) Verdc. | N,S | |
| poggei Taub. var. pesa (De Wild.) Verdc. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| pruriens (L.) DC. var. pruriens | N,C,S | Image |
| pruriens (L.) DC. var. utilis (Wight) Burck | ? | |
| stans Welw. ex Baker | N,C |
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