Stems wide-twining slender glabrous. Stipules deltoid, 1/4 in. persistent, distinctly spurred. Petioles 3/4–1 in.; leaflets 3, acute, subcoriaceous, glabrous with raised veinlets on both sides; end one linear lanceolate or ovate-rhomboidal, 2–3 in. long; petiolule 3–4 lines; lateral ones often unequal-sided. Flowers 1–3 sessile at the point of flexuose glabrous peduncles 1–1 1/2 in. long. Calyx 3/8 in., glabrous, rugose-plicate, clasped by a pair of subpersistent round bracteoles at the base; teeth deltoid shorter than the tube. Corolla light rose-violet above an inch deep; keel with a prolonged recurved beak. Pod linear glabrous nearly straight, not seen mature.
Distribution
Lower Guinea Highlands of Huilla, 4000–5000 feet, Dr. Welwitsch!