Millettia mossambicensis
| Millettia mossambicensis | |
|---|---|
| Upper side of compound leaf | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Millettia |
| Species: | M. mossambicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Millettia mossambicensis J.B.Gillett | |
Millettia mossambicensis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to central Mozambique, where it is fairly widespread in the low-lying woodlands and forests. The small trees are over-exploited for local construction purposes.
The leaves have two or three pairs of leaflets and one terminal leaflet which is largest. Leaflets have 9 to 11 pairs of lateral, parallel veins. The purple-blue flowers are carried on racemes which appear in spring.