Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
var. rhomboideus (Schinz) Verdc.

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Literature:

Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 80 - 83. as subsp. uncinata var. rhomboideus

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 68. as subsp. uncinata var. rhomboideus


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lablab purpureus
African Plant Database: Lablab purpureus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lablab purpureus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lablab purpureus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lablab purpureus
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iNaturalist: Lablab purpureus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lablab purpureus
JSTOR Plant Science: Lablab purpureus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lablab purpureus
Plants of the World Online: Lablab purpureus
Tropicos: Lablab purpureus
Wikipedia: Lablab purpureus


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Botswana: Species information: Lablab purpureus var. rhomboideus.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=196380, retrieved 12 July 2025

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