Checklist: Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae

FABACEAE SUBFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEAE

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This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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LEGUMINOSAE SUBFAM. PAPILIONOIDEAE 
PAPILIONACEAE 
Literature:  
Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007) Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3)  
Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002) Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa 
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)  
Martins, E.S. et al. (2003) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7)  
Schrire, B.D. (2012) Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) 1-245 
Verdcourt, B. (2000) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6)  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
3612.000 BAPHIA Afzel. ex G. Lodd. 
  
3680.000 ADENOCARPUS DC. 
Adenocarpus mannii (Hook.f.) Hook.f.
Adenocarpus benguellensis Welw. ex Baker
Cytisus mannii Hook. f.
  
3686.000 PAROCHETUS Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don 
Parochetus africanus Polhill
Parochetus communis D. Don var. africanus (Polhill) Chaudhary & Sanjappa
Parochetus communis sensu Agnew
Parochetus communis D. Don var. grossecrenatus Cufod.
Parochetus major auct.
  
3702.000 INDIGOFERA L. 
Indigofera hirsuta L.
Anil hirsuta hirsuta (L.) Kuntze
Astragalus spicatus Burm. ex Guill. & Perr.
Hedysarum coccineum Zipp. ex Miq.
Indigofera angustifolia Blanco
Indigofera barbata Desv.
Indigofera ferruginea Schumach. & Thonn.
Indigofera fusca G.Don
Indigofera hirsuta L. var. pumila Welw. ex Baker
Indigofera hirta Bojer
Indigofera indica Mill.
Indigofera rhodosantha Zipp. ex Miq.
  
3718.000 TEPHROSIA Pers. 
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f.
Tephrosia megalantha T. Durand & De Wild.
Tephrosia periculosa Baker
  
3793.000 AESCHYNOMENE L. 
  
3807.000 DESMODIUM Desv. 
  
3821.000 DALBERGIA L.f. 
  
3828.000 PTEROCARPUS Jacq. 
  
3856.000 ABRUS Adans. 
  
3857.000 CLITORIA L. 
Clitoria ternatea L.
Clitorea tanganicensis Micheli
  
3858.000 CENTROSEMA (DC.) Benth. 
Centrosema pubescens Benth.
  
3870.000 ERYTHRINA L. 
Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC.
Erythrina tomentosa R.Br. ex A. Rich.
  
3899.000 FLEMINGIA Roxb. ex W.T. Aiton 
MAUGHANIA J. St.-Hil. non N.E. Br. 
MOGHANIA J. St.-Hil. 
Flemingia grahamiana Wight & Arn.
Eriosema erythrocarpon Beck
Flemingia rhodocarpa Baker
Moghania grahamiana (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze
Moghania rhodocarpa (Baker) Hauman
  
3905.000 VIGNA Savi 
Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich.
var. vexillata
Phaseolus vexillatus L.
  
3907.000 SPHENOSTYLIS E. Mey. 
  
3910.000 DOLICHOS L. 

Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: Checklist: Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae].
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=165, retrieved 21 September 2026

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