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Brenan, J.P.M. (1967) Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora of Tropical East Africa
Unarmed trees or shrubs. Leaves paripinnate, without glands on petiole or rhachis. Flowers in many-flowered racemes; bracteoles 2 at base of pedicels. Sepals 5. Petals 5, yellow (in ours). Stamens 10, filaments of 3 lower stamens with an S-bend near the base, many times longer than their small anthers which are dorsifixed. Pod long (30-60 cm in ours), cylindric or elongate. Worldwide: c.30 species, pantropical Mozambique: 8 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| abbreviata Oliv.[Agg] | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
| abbreviata Oliv. subsp. abbreviata | N,T,MS | |
| abbreviata Oliv. subsp. beareana (Holmes) Brenan | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M | |
| afrofistula Brenan var. patentipila Brenan | N,Z,MS | Description, Image |
| afrofistula Brenan var. afrofistula | Z,MS,GI | |
| angolensis Hiern | N | Description, Image |
| burttii Baker f. | N | |
| thyrsoidea Brenan |
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