Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.

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Synonyms:	Psoralea tetragonoloba L.
Common names:	Cluster bean (English) Guar (English)
Description:	Annual herb, up to 90 cm tall. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets 1.5- 7 cm wide. Flowers in densely many-flowered racemes up to 2 cm long. Ovary densely strigose.
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Worldwide distribution:	Ancient crop from India but unknown in the wild. Now widely cultivated in the tropics. Known from Mozambique Zambia and Zimbabwe in the FZ region.
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Literature:	Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 217. Schrire, B.D. (2012). Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) Pages 2 - 3.

Flora of Zambia: cultivated Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

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