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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)
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. Burundi: 20 genera and 54 taxa. |
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Genus | Content |
Afzelia Sm. | Description |
Alantsilodendron Villiers | |
Anthonotha P. Beauv. | Description |
Bauhinia L. | Description |
Berlinia Sol. ex Hook. f. | Description |
Brachystegia Benth. | Description |
Burkea Hook. | Description |
Caesalpinia L. | Description |
Cassia L. | Description |
Chamaecrista Moench | Description |
Isoberlinia Craib & Stapf | Description |
Julbernardia Pellegr. | Description |
Mezoneuron Desf. | Description |
Peltophorum (Vogel) Benth. | Description |
Piliostigma Hochst. | Description |
Pterolobium Wight & Arn. | Description |
Schizolobium Vogel | Description |
Senna Mill. | Description |
Tamarindus L. | Description |
Tylosema Torre & Hillc. | Description |
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