猪腰豆属 zhu yao dou shu

Authors: Zhi Wei & Les Pedley

Shrubs, scandent. Stipules caducous. Leaves imparipinnate; stipels present; leaflets opposite. Inflorescences axillary or cauli­florous racemes or elongated panicles, with large imbricate-tailed sericeous bracts covering flower buds, caducous. Bracteoles mi­nute. Calyx shortly 5-toothed. Corolla standard basally with 2 curved laminar calluses; wings and keels equal in length, both clawed. Stamens diadelphous; vexillary stamen free from other 9. Ovary stipitate, with trichomes, with 2 ovules. Legume inflated, tardily dehiscent; valves thickly woody. Seeds 1[or 2] per legume, ellipsoid, shiny; hilum ca. 1/2 as long as seed.

Three species: SW China, Myanmar, Thailand; one species in China.

Lower Taxa

• Afgekia filipes (Dunn) R. Geesink
• Afgekia filipes var. filipes
• Afgekia filipes var. tomentosa (Z. Wei) Y. F. Deng & H. N. Qin