FABACEAE 
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Eriosema, Erythrina, Flemingia and Vigna and used species of Tephrosia as fish poisons. The key to genera 
has been derived from that in Morley & Toelken (1983). [Hutchinson, 1967; Gillett et al., 1971; Verdcourt, 
1979; Kay, 1979; Polhill & Raven, 1981; Cameron et al., 1984; Skerman et al., 1988] 
THE FABACEAE FLOWER 
standard 
calli 
stamens (9+1) 
KEY TO GROUPS 
1 All leaves of 1 leaflet, or leaves simple, reduced, or absent ......c.cceseseeeseseeesseseeesseseseeees 
1. Leaves compound, comprised of 2 or more leaflets, rarely some leaves 1-foliolate 
2. Leaves absent or reduced to spines Or SCal€S ........csssssessesssesscsscsessessseseesesssccseesensenectscesennens 
2 Leaves-simple: oral ={oliolatesmmeretetrertiecritirl nett tester ter reredjertiet feat ferestien ines tertrsncry tects 
eum Coavestsinplowermemen mutter trnrtremeriettr etitttintert intr testator iter tere tertiet 
sh. Leaves 1-foliolate, with articulation or bend in petiole 0... ees ees eseseeeseeesestetseeteeee 
4. Leaflets even in number, rachis often ending a bristle or tendril ..........eeseeseessessestesteeeeseees 
4. Leaflets odd in number, rachis ending in a leaflet, or character not obvious 
5. Leaflets 5 or more, rarely some leaves 3-foliolate ........ssssseeseesseseessesseecseeseecseenseeseenseenseese 
Bh MUEENITSCA SE errtetV ec weeeceerees sSosters ons resosetrceospecteorees tboreereeny pep tarrerteapeassdeearesteestenrtae testes puesta gee 
6. Leaves digitate, all 3 leaflet stalks. equal .....:.:.:.csssse-ssseeosessssessvssovetenesonsestsecanesssnvossssasesessess 
6. Leaves pinnate, central leaflet stalk longer than laterals ..........cscssessseseseeseseseseseseseseseees 
KEY TO GROUP 1 
1. Stamens all free, or very slightly connate at base ......csssssessssesseesesseessessesseeseeseesseessesseess 
[See Stamiensty ariouslyiunited prmtiftrt titers tremens fretrternerpcrssteriticcseterrrasrtts 
2. Standard!more-orlessiorbicular#OVUES 2 yrtetrecerersriesceisistictesssstrtrssstasecssrstsssstsraesszsesseseée 
2. Standard not orbicular, greatly modified, usually shorter than keel; 
OVvulesimostlyz More thaniZerresssrercireesteterssicrtiseterrsttsristtitiestertscsiactossveecatediecsecster sates 
3. Trees with red flowers, leafless at flowering 
3. Shrubs or subshrubs with yellow flowers .....sssesssesssssesssesssseeessssesssseessvecssvesssseccsssecssseesnee 
KEY TO GROUP 2 
1. Stamens free or united at very base 
LF 
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stigma 
style 
ovule 
locule va 
Fig. 15 
2 
4 
GROUP 1 
3 
GROUP 2 
GROUP 3 
GROUP 4 
5 
GROUP 7 
6 
GROUP 5 
GROUP 6 
2 
3 
Jacksonia 
Leptosema 
Erythrina 
Bossiaea 
Daviesia 
2 
