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Erythrineae (Fabaceae) in southern Africa

E. F. Franklin Hennessy
Bothalia | Vol 21, No 1 | a855 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v21i1.855 | © 1991 E. F. Franklin Hennessy | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 15 October 1991 | Published: 22 September 1991

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E. F. Franklin Hennessy, Department o f Botany, University of Durban-Westville, South Africa

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Abstract

The two genera represented in the flora of southern Africa.  Erythrina L. and  Mucuna Adans. are revised. Keys to the
indigenous species and the commonly cultivated exotic species are provided.

Keywords

<i>Erythrina</i>; Erythrineae. Fabaceae. <i>Mucuna</i>; pollination; revision; southern Africa; taxonomy

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