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Trees, shrubs, woody lianes or herbs. Leaves imparipinnate or (in Tephrosia) digitately 3–7-foliolate or 1-foliolate; leaflets entire, sometimes (particularly in Tephrosia) with closely parallel lateral nerves very oblique to the midrib, rarely glandular-punctate but in Schefflerodendron with shortly stalked globular glands. Inflorescence in East African genera typically a pseudoraceme, i.e. a panicle with the lateral branches reduced often to mere knobs, distinguishable from a true raceme in having 2 or more flowers at each node of the axis. Calyx usually shortly lobed, with upper lobes sometimes connate higher than others, or (in Platysepalum) with upper lobes greatly enlarged. Standard glabrous or hairy outside. Stamens 10; vexillary filament often remaining free at base but becoming adherent to the others higher up to form a tube or sheath. Style glabrous or bearded on the upper part. Fruit 2-valved or tardily dehiscent, sometimes woody. Seeds sometimes with a well-developed aril.

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Trees, shrubs, woody lianes or herbs. Leaves imparipinnate or (in Tephrosia) digitately 3–7-foliolate or 1-foliolate; leaflets entire, sometimes (particularly in Tephrosia) with closely parallel lateral nerves very oblique to the midrib, rarely glandular-punctate but in Schefflerodendron with shortly stalked globular glands. Inflorescence in East African genera typically a pseudoraceme, i.e. a panicle with the lateral branches reduced often to mere knobs, distinguishable from a true raceme in having 2 or more flowers at each node of the axis. Calyx usually shortly lobed, with upper lobes sometimes connate higher than others, or (in Platysepalum) with upper lobes greatly enlarged. Standard glabrous or hairy outside. Stamens 10; vexillary filament often remaining free at base but becoming adherent to the others higher up to form a tube or sheath. Style glabrous or bearded on the upper part. Fruit 2-valved or tardily dehiscent, sometimes woody. Seeds sometimes with a well-developed aril.

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Trees, shrubs, woody lianes or herbs. Leaves imparipinnate or (in Tephrosia) digitately 3–7-foliolate or 1-foliolate; leaflets entire, sometimes (particularly in Tephrosia) with closely parallel lateral nerves very oblique to the midrib, rarely glandular-punctate but in Schefflerodendron with shortly stalked globular glands. Inflorescence in East African genera typically a pseudoraceme, i.e. a panicle with the lateral branches reduced often to mere knobs, distinguishable from a true raceme in having 2 or more flowers at each node of the axis. Calyx usually shortly lobed, with upper lobes sometimes connate higher than others, or (in Platysepalum) with upper lobes greatly enlarged. Standard glabrous or hairy outside. Stamens 10; vexillary filament often remaining free at base but becoming adherent to the others higher up to form a tube or sheath. Style glabrous or bearded on the upper part. Fruit 2-valved or tardily dehiscent, sometimes woody. Seeds sometimes with a well-developed aril.