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Stipels absent, rarely present; legumes 1-jointed, 1-seeded, not glochidiate |
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Stipels present; legumes usually glochidiate, 2- to several jointed, rarely 1-jointed, 1-seeded |
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| 2 (1) |
Lateral veins of leaflets strict, extending to margin; stipules large, ovate, strongly ribbed. |
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133 Kummerowia |
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Lateral veins of leaflets arcuate, not reaching to margin; stipules small, subulate |
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| 3 (2) |
Bracts 1-flowered, usually caducous; pedicels articulate below calyx; keel falcate, acute. |
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131 Campylotropis |
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Bracts 2-flowered, persistent; pedicels not articulate; keel strict, obtuse. |
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132 Lespedeza |
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| 4 (1) |
Branch nodes with 3-fid, hard spines; leaves 1-foliolate. |
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116 Trifidacanthus |
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Branch nodes without 3-fid, hard spines; leaves 3(-9)-foliolate, rarely 1-foliolate |
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| 5 (4) |
Calyx glumelike, lobes dry and hard, striate. |
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130 Alysicarpus |
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Calyx not glumelike, lobes herbaceous, not striate |
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| 6 (5) |
Umbels or short racemes axillary; flowers white or yellow; leaves 3-foliolate |
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(7) |
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Racemes or panicles terminal or axillary, rarely flowers fasciculate; leaves (1 or)3-9-foliolate |
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| 7 (6) |
Umbels not enclosed in 2 opposite leafy bracts. |
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117 Dendrolobium |
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Umbels enclosed in 2 opposite leafy bracts. |
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118 Phyllodium |
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| 8 (6) |
Leaves digitately 3-foliolate; stipules united, apex 3-lobed; legumes 2-jointed. |
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119 Aphyllodium |
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Leaves pinnately (1 or)3-9-foliolate; stipules free, apex entire; legumes 2- to several jointed, rarely 1-jointed |
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(9) |
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| 9 (8) |
Legumes distinctly stipitate, ventral suture deeply incised, isthmus less than 1/5 as broad as legume; stamens monadelphous. |
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122 Hylodesmum |
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Legumes not stipitate or rarely shortly stipitate, constricted on both sutures or ventral suture straight; stamens diadelphous, rarely monadelphous |
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| 10 (9) |
Joints of legume plicate-retrofracted |
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(11) |
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Joints of legume not plicate-retrofracted |
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(13) |
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| 11 (10) |
Calyx lobes short and broad, enlarged after flowering. |
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129 Christia |
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Calyx lobes subulate or setaceous, not enlarged after flowering |
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(12) |
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| 12 (11) |
Joints of legume connected along ventral suture. |
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127 Uraria |
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Joints of legume connected at center of joint. |
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128 Urariopsis |
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| 13 (10) |
Pedicels hooked-inflexed at apex and inverting flowers; leaves 1-foliolate. |
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126 Mecopus |
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Pedicel not hooked-inflexed at apex; leaves 3-foliolate, sometimes only 1-foliolate |
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| 14 (13) |
Petioles winged |
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(15) |
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Petioles not winged |
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(16) |
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| 15 (14) |
Leaves 1-foliolate; flowers reddish purple. |
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125 Tadehagi |
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Leaves 3-foliolate; flowers white to cream. |
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120 Ohwia |
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| 16 (14) |
Legumes turgid, continuous within, not jointed, valves transversely lined-venose. |
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124 Pycnospora |
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Legumes not turgid, jointed, valves not transversely lined-venose |
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| 17 (16) |
Joints of legume indehiscent. |
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121 Desmodium |
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Joints of legume dehiscing along lower suture, remaining attached to other suture. |
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123 Codoriocalyx |
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