3717.010 Ptycholobium Harms

Description of the genus

Undershrubs. Leaves digitately 3-foliolate, sometimes 1-foliolate; leaflets oblanceolate. Flowers in groups of 2-4 in the leaf axils. Calyx with 5 subequal teeth. Petals bluish or purplish; standard hairy outside. Ovary pubescent. Pods thin-walled, contorted and indehiscent.

Worldwide: 3 species occurring in dry parts of Africa and SW Asia.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
plicatum (Oliv.) Harms subsp. plicatum M

Other sources of information about Ptycholobium:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Ptycholobium
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ptycholobium
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ptycholobium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ptycholobium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ptycholobium
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ptycholobium

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Ptycholobium.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=725, retrieved 19 May 2013

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