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Bolusanthus

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Bolusanthus speciosus (tree wisteria) is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Bolusanthus .

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  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFabales
  5. FamilyFabaceae
Native toBotswana, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Use: Bolusanthus speciosus (Bolus) Harms (tree wisteria

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Parent taxon
Sophoreae
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Bolusanthus
taxon name
Bolusanthus
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Category:Bolusanthus
taxon common name
丽葛树属
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Bolusanthus speciosus (tree wisteria) is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Bolusanthus .

==Description== It is a small deciduous tree, which can grow up to tall. It has black, fissured rough bark and also drooping branches. Between September and October, when the tree has no leaves it begins to bloom, with lilac blue flowers. Later it produces a seed capsule, the grey pods contain 3-8 smooth, bright yellow or brown seeds.

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