Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002) Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa
Hauman, L., Cronquist, A., Leonard, J., Schubert, B., Duvigneaud, P. & Dewit, J. (1954) Papilionaceae (deuxieme partie) Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume V 1-375
Trees or shrubs, sometimes scandent. Stipules present. Leaves imparipinnate. Leaflets opposite, with stipels. Flowers in terminal racemes or panicles, white, pink, mauve or violet. Calyx campanulate, ± 2-lipped or truncate. Petals with conspicuous standard with oblong claw. Pod flattened, coriaceous, 2-valved but often tardily dehiscent. Derivation of name: after Charles Millett, 1792-1873, a plant collector for the East India Company in China. [Corrected from a previous version of the site, which gave Dr J A Millett as the source of the name]. Worldwide: c. 90 species in the Old World tropics Burundi: 4 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| eetveldeana (Micheli) Hauman [Agg] | ||
| psilopetala Harms [NrEnd] |