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Genus:
Millettia
Life
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Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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Eurosid I > Fabales > Fabaceae > Subfamily: Papilionoideae
About 100 species, found in tropical and subtropical regions, with
four species native to southern Africa and a further seven species
that are cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Milletia dura
Native to tropical Africa. |
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Milletia ferruginea
Native to tropical Africa. |
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Milletia peguensis
Native to Burma. |
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Milletia pinnata (Pongam,
Coqueluche)
Native from Malaysia to the Pacific. |
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Milletia psilopetala
Native to tropical Africa. |
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Milletia thonningii
Native to tropical Africa. |
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Milletia usaramensis
Native to tropical Africa. |
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