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Description

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Climbers (in ours). Stipules present with an appendage. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate; stipels present. Inflorescence an axillary pseudoraceme or umbel; bracts and bracteoles present, the bracteoles large. Corolla usually blue to mauve, rarely yellow. Stamens 10; 9 with fused filaments; 1 free or connate in the middle. Pod 4-winged, septate, dehiscent. Seeds (in ours) with an aril.

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bibliographic citation: Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Psophocarpus Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=785
author: Mark Hyde
author: Bart Wursten
author: Petra Ballings

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Psophocarpus

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Psophocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Species

There are currently 10 living species of Psophocarpus:^[1]^[2]

Subgenus Psophocarpus

Sect. Psocarpus

P. grandiflorus R.Wilczek – umuharakuku
P. obovalis Tisser.
P. palustris Desv.
P. scandens (Endl.)Verdc. – anonantaka
P. tetragonolobus (L.) DC. – asparagus bean, princess bean, four-angled bean, winged bean

Sect. Unifoliate

P. lecomtei Tisser.
P. monophyllus Harms

Subgenus Vignopsis

P. indicus Wild. – goa bean, winged bean ^{[Note 1]}
P. lancifolius Harms
P. lukafuensis (De Wild.)R.Wilczek

Notes

^ Not included in Fatihah et al.

^ "CoL 2019 Checklist: Taxonomic Tree #Psophocarpus". 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^ Fatihah, H.N. Nur; Maxted, N.; Rico Arce, L. (2011). "Cladistic analysis of Psophocarpus Neck. ex DC. (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) based on morphological characters". South African Journal of Botany. 83: 78–88. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2012.07.010.

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Psophocarpus: Brief Summary

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Psophocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

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