Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Fabales
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae
- Legume family
Caesalpiniaceae
Leguminosae subfam. Caesalpinioideae
Brenan, J.P.M. (1967)
Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora of Tropical East Africa
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007)
Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2)
Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002)
Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa
Högberg, P. & Piearce, G.D., (1986)
Mycorrhizas in Zambian trees in relation to host taxonomy, vegetation type and successional patterns Journal of Ecology 74 775-785
Ross, J.H. (1977)
Caesalpinioideae Flora of Southern Africa 16(2)
Description of the family
Trees or shrubs, less often climbers or herbs.
Leaves usually 1-pinnate, less often simple or 2-pinnate.
Inflorescences usually of spikes or panicles of racemes, rarely of spikes or capitate; racemes sometimes condensed to umbel-like fascicles.
Flowers usually ± zygomorphic. Sepals usually
free, sometimes ± connate. Petals imbricate in bud, usually with the dorsal within and overlapped by the
lateral, free or sometimes connate below, usually 5, sometimes reduced to 1 or 0. Stamens usually 10 or fewer (rarely numerous),
free or ± connate below. Pods various. Seeds generally without areoles.
Worldwide: 153 genera and 2,175 species, mostly tropical. Rwanda: 0 genera and 0 taxa. |
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