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3528.030 Tylosema
Description of the genus
Stems arising from a large underground tuber, prostrate and trailing or sometimes climbing. Tendrils present, forked. Leaves simple, 2-lobed. Inflorescence a lateral raceme. Flowers bisexual, yellow. Calyx 5-lobed, the upper 2 lobes ± fused, the others free. Petals 5; upper one smaller than the rest. Fertile stamens 2; other 7-8 staminodes. Style elongate. Pods dehiscent or indehiscent, woody, 1-2-seeded. Derivation of name: Tylosema: refers to the torulose seed Worldwide: 4 species of eastern and central tropical Africa south to S Africa |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| fassoglense (Kotschy ex Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc. | N,T,MS,M | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Tylosema:
Flora of Zimbabwe: TylosemaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Tylosema
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Tylosema
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Tylosema
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tylosema
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Tylosema
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