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Fabaceae

Kotschya strigosa (Benth.) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Kotschya

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Kotschya strigosa: A sky-blue pea flower, native to both east and west Africa, not to mention Madagascar. Photo from the Kapeni River area of Malawi.
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Damapana strigosa (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Sarcobotrya strigosa (Benth.) R.Vig.
  • Smithia strigosa Benth.

Flowers

In flower
October (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.