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)
Climbers, shrubs or small trees. Stipules various; stipels 0. Leaves imparipinnate. Leaflets alternate, rarely some subopposite. Inflorescences paniculate. Calyx campanulate, shortly 5-lobed. Corolla small, white to cream, sometimes flushed purplish. Fruit indehiscent, elliptic-oblong to oblong, usually flattened. Derivation of name: after Swedish botanist and royal physician, Nils Dalberg (1736-1820) Worldwide: 100 species in the tropics Zambia: 9 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| acutifoliolata Mendonça & Sousa [DD] | N | Description |
| arbutifolia Baker subsp. arbutifolia | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| boehmii Taub. subsp. boehmii | N,W,E,S | Description, Image |
| fischeri Taub. | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| lactea Vatke | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| malangensis E.P.Sousa | W | |
| martinii F. White | B,C,S | Description, Image |
| melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. | C,E,S | Description, Image |
| nitidula Welw. ex Baker | B,N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |