3766.000 Astragalus
Martins, E.S. et al. (2003) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7)
Description of the genus
Herbs (in ours). Stipules present, entire; stipels 0. Leaves imparipinnate with entire leaflets. Flowers in axillary racemes. Calyx with 5 teeth, the upper 2 shorter than the lower 3. Standard glabrous. Upper stamen free, the other 9 united for most of their length. Style glabrous Worldwide: 1,750 species, one of the largest genera in the world, mainly northern temperate areas but extending to tropical African mountains. Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| atropilosulus (Hochst.) Bunge subsp. abyssinicus (Hochst.) J.B. Gillett var. burkeanus | T | Description, Image |
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