Description
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Climbing or trailing herbs, rarely ± erect. Leaves 1-foliolate (in the species occurring in Zimbabwe), sometimes 3-5-foliolate elsewhere. Flowers borne in axillary false racemes or almost sessile axillary clusters. Calyx 5-lobed; lobes ± equal; upper pair free or joined for up to 2/3rds the length. Standard silky- or bristly-hairy outside. Ovules 2-8. Pods oblong, flattened.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ophrestia Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=728
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Ophrestia: Brief Summary
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Ophrestia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. At least six species have been described from Zambia.
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