Padbruggea

Padbruggea species are scrambling climbers, reaching heights of up to 25 m (82 ft). Their stems are dark green becoming brown with age. Their leaves are evergreen and generally have 8–18 paired leaflets plus a terminal leaflet. The leaflets are 5–12 cm (2.0–4.7 in) long by 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) wide. The erect inflorescence is a panicle, 7–35 cm (3 in – 1 ft 2 in) long, usually terminal, sometimes leafy and sometimes emerging directly from the stem. The individual flowers are 13–25 mm (0.5–1.0 in) long and have the general shape of members of the subfamily Faboideae. The standard petal is 14–25 mm (0.6–1.0 in) long by 14–22 mm (0.6–0.9 in) wide, with a lilac or pinkish inner surface and a yellow nectar guide. The wing petals are about the same length as the keel at 13–20 mm (0.5–0.8 in) long by 8–11 mm (0.3–0.4 in) wide, and have short basal claws. The keel petals are 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) long by 3–10 mm (0.1–0.4 in) wide with a claw up to 10 mm (0.4 in) long. Nine of the stamens are fused together, the other is free; all curve upwards at the apex. The inflated seed pods are 10–25 cm (3.9–9.8 in) long by 5–11 cm (2.0–4.3 in) wide, splitting when ripe to release their 1–2 seeds.^[2]