3718.020 Ophrestia H.M.L. Forbes

Mackinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5)

Description of the genus

Climbing or trailing herbs, rarely ± erect. Leaves 1-foliolate (in the species occurring in Zimbabwe), sometimes 3-5-foliolate elsewhere. Flowers borne in axillary false racemes or almost sessile axillary clusters. Calyx 5-lobed; lobes ± equal; upper pair free or joined for up to 2/3rds the length. Standard silky- or bristly-hairy outside. Ovules 2-8. Pods oblong, flattened.

Worldwide: 13 species in the tropics of the Old World

Zambia: 6 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
breviracemosa Verdc. [VU]	W	Nw
radicosa (A.Rich.) Verdc. var. enneaneura (Hauman) Verd.	W,S	Cb
radicosa (A.Rich.) Verdc. var. schliebenii (Harms) Verdc.	N,W	Cb,N
torrei Verdc.	W	Nw
unicostata (F.J.Herm.) Verdc. [DD]	N	N
unifoliolata (Baker f.) Verdc.	W	Nw

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Ophrestia
Flora of Malawi: Ophrestia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Ophrestia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ophrestia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ophrestia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ophrestia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ophrestia
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iNaturalist: Ophrestia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ophrestia
JSTOR Plant Science: Ophrestia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ophrestia
Plants of the World Online: Ophrestia
Tropicos: Ophrestia
Wikipedia: Ophrestia