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Fabaceae

Sophora velutina Lindl.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Sophora

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Sophora velutina: Foliage and seed pods of a Zimbabwe bean bush in the Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden, University of Pretoria
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
صفيراء مخملية
Chinese
短绒槐, 灰毛槐, 山豆根, 灰毛槐树, 小苦参, 紫花苦参

Synonyms

  • Sophora cavaleriei (H.Lév.) P.C.Tsoong
  • Sophora velutina var. velutina

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.