Records determined by Brian Schrire

Shrub on suffrutex plain.

Small tree at foot of steep hill. Wavy leaflet margins distinguished this from B.floribunda. Sterile.

Tree in riverine forest.

In fine sand over granite near the Musamfushi R., with many other annuals.

Small shrub, 1 - 2 m tall, flowers yellow, pods green.

Occasional; annual or perennial with taproot; calyx light green; standard yellow with darker red nerves in and out; wings and keel yellow to light green, DNA.

Occasional in woodland; calyx green; standard white outside, purple-red at base, red in center and white at tip inside; wings pink; keel white.

Occasional; widely-spaced perennial from soft taproot; stems dull red; standard light red outside, inside brick red; wings brick red; keel light green; young pods dull red and green.

Perennial; from long, somewhat fleshy taproot; stems red; leaves villous; calyx green; standard, wings, beak of keel deep red; lower margin of keel white; young fruits green.

Upright, occasional; upper nodes reddish; flowers, inconspicuous, in upper axils; corolla (faded only) reddish.

Shrub to 0.6 m high, occasional in the forest understory. Stem green with brown hairs. Leaves dull green with white hairs. Flowers red. Inflorescence covered with brown hairs.

Herb; 40 cm, erect. Plant with white, stiff hairs. Flowers pale rosepink to white. Fruits pale green drying tan. Common.

Shrub to 0.5 m, widespread on disturbed margins and woodland. Young stems red with red hairs. Leaves green with white woolly hairs. Flowers red to cream. Calyx greenish yellow with long brown hairs.

Frequent shrub to 2 m; stems brown; inflorescence before flowering dark brown; calyx green, standard brick red with darker red spot at base inside, wings brick red; keel white, brick red at beak.

Shrub; to 2 m; grey bark; weak wood; young pods yellow-green.

Shrub; to 80 cm; growing in woodland near dambo; pods long, narrow with small brown hairs; uncommon.

Widespread and common annual; usually in close groupings; standard inside, and wings brick red; standard outside white.

Shrub; approx. 15 cm tall; stems woody, light green; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; flower petals bright orange; fruits yellowish green.

Sprawling on ground; stems light green with a brown tint; leaves dark green; flowers light brown; fruits light green.

Spreading shrub. Stems light green; leaves dark green; flowers with brick red petals.

Common in woodland amongst grasses; with long tap root. Leaves light green. Flowers scarlet-red appearing light on the underside.

Occasional and widespread. Calyx green, standard and wings brick red; keel green with white. Pods light green.

Shrub; stems with brown-hairs; outside of standard dull red, inside dull pink; keel bright red; keel dull white.

Occasional, in brighter areas; plant silvery-grey; calyx light yellow-cream; standard light pink; wings pink; keel lighter.

Shrub to 0.3 m, occasional on gravel in mopane woodland. Stems with cream woolly hairs. Flowers brick red. Fruits dull green.

Rare; annual; in shallow soil; calyx light green; corolla brick red; immature pod light green (one plant only).

Shrub to. 0.3 m high. Common on open sandy shore margins. Leaves light green. Flowers red. Calyx brownish. Fruits light gren with white hairs.

Shrub, 40 cm. Stems light green with brown tint; leaves light green with grey hairs; flowers bright purple.

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Plant densely white, soft pubescent. Leaves grey-green. Flowers rose-red, inconspicuous. Young fruits silver-green, pubescent. Common.

Garden. Flowers pink.

Shrub to 0.5 m; in woodland; leaves and stem with small white hairs; pods long, narrow; flowers small purple; common.

Shrub; to 0.2 m; growing in woodland; leaves dull green with white hairs; flowers purple; pods green, small tubular.

60 cm high; Herb; Notes: Herb, 60cm high. Flowers: pink. Leaves: linear and lax.

A runner; approx. 1 m long; stems light green, with reddish brown tint; leaves dark green; petals bright pink; bracts dark green.

Sprawling; stems yellowish green with white hairs; leaves dark green with white hairs on both sides; fruits light green with white hairs.

Scrambling shrub. Stems light green with reddish-brown tint; leaves light green; flowers bright purple; white hairs on the whole plant.

Shrub to 0.4 m, rare, on open margins on shore of the dam. Stems brown, turning green on young ones. Leaves light green, appearing darker on the underside, with white woolly hairs. Flowers red-pink. Fruits light green with white hairs.

Spreading habit.

Trailing; annual, among sparse grasses; stems light yellow-green; calyx deep red; standard pink, wings and keel deep red; young pods yellow-green.

Herb with woody stems. 20 -40 cms tall, fruit pods.

40 cm high; Herb; Notes: Herb, 40cm high. Leaves: trifoliate, obovate - ovate - elliptic, petiole base stipulate.

Notes: Perennial, prostrate, ascending plant. Underground rhizome present.

10 cm high; Herb; Notes: Tomentose herb, 10cm high. Petiole base stipulate. Flowers: pink

Herb; Notes: Tomentose herb, leaves trifoliate, obovate-elliptic, petioles stipulate. Flowers: minute, deep pink.

Shrub, erect, 50 cm. Stems; dark green with brown tint; leaves small smooth, dark green; flowers white.

Flowers pink.

Frequent; among grasses; leaves and stems light green; calyx light green; petals red-pink; standard and wings with darker red lines.

Approx. 20 cm tall; stems light green with short white hairs; fruits light green with hard bristle hair, forming thorns when dry.

Scrambling shrub to 1.20 m. Stems woody, grey-black; leaves light green above, greyish-green underneath; fruits dark green to light pods.

Above falls; woody stems grey; pods with blackish hairs.

Occasional; in disturbed soil areas; calyx light green; standard red streaked; wings brick red; closed buds in inflorescence appear red-brown.

Shrub, 1.5 m high.

Occasional; shrub to 3 m; all younger, vegetative parts with black hairs; calyx light green, dull; standard and keel light green with black hairs; wings brick red-orange.

Frequent; shrub to 2 m; in woodland; weak-wooded; light brown-grey bark; fruit light green.

Shrub; to 1.2 m; leaflets hairy, rough on the underside; flowers creamy with a red sheath.

Small shrub; very tiny orange flowers; leaves more than trifoliolate; keel green; standard and wings orange.

Herb; 55 cm, erect. Plant sandpaper-rough, hairy, greyish-green. Calyx whitish-green. Standard magenta at base turning to dull, dirty green at apex. Wings bright magenta, keel greenish tinged with magenta. Young fruits greenish-white tinged with red.

At edge of woodland near marshy area; stems grey; calyx light green with red; standard dull green outside, with red-purple stripes inside to one pt. at claw; wings bright pink; keel dull white at base, green at beak; young pods light green.

Shrub to 0.4 m. Common on muddy patches on banks of the gorge. Leaves dull green. Flowers pink with yellow streaks. Keel creamish.

Widespread; prostrate and spreading among grasses; calyx light green; all petals similar; light green-yellow at base, brick red distally; young pods light green.

Prostrate habit. Flowers pink.

Shrub, spreading, common among grasses. Stems brown with white, wooly hairs. Leaves pale green. Flowers red. Keel cream on outside. Anthers yellow.

In tall grass on clay.

Low shrub c. 1 m tall. Pale pinkish orange flowers. In disturbed secondary woodland.

Shrub; approx. 25 cm tall; stems woody, light green; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; fruits yellowish green.

Common legume with pink petals, light green stamens and pistil.

Occasional; shrub in woodland; stems, petioles, petiolules and midribs with golden hairs; calyx and buds deep purple; standard red inside; wings bright red, keel light green.

Locally abundant; perennial to 1.5 m; upper branches with golden hairs; calyx light pink; standard deep maroon; wings bright pink, keel white at base, deep red at beak.

Shrub; ca. 1 m tall; common; among rocks; stems brown; leaves smooth, dark green adaxially, pale green abaxially; pods soft, dark green.

Widespread; shrub; to 1.5 m, often shorter; calyx light green at base, pink-red on lobes; petals deep purple to light purple; keel light green.

Rare; lianescent shrub; to 2 m; calyx light green at base, pink on lobes; keel and standard deep red; wings pink.

Uncommon plant of 40 cm tall with small hairy pods.

Woody herb to 1.5 m. Flowers in terminal racemes, small, pale yellow. Pods small, stick to clothes. Seeds collected.

Erect to 50 cm. Stems dark green, semi-solid; leaves dark green with white hairs underneath; flower petals purple to deep pink.

Herb occasional in forest openings. Stems brown covered with woolly white hairs. Leaves green with white hairs. Flowers cream to orange, covered in green bracts.

Leafless herb in granitic soil.
The specimen was originally identified by B.D. Schrire as S. angolensis but this is now considered a synonym in our system (B. Wursten, 25 October 2019)

Slender erect annual herb to 1.5 m tall, largely unbranched. Standard brown outside, pinkish within; wing petals bright pink; mainly in fruit.