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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Tylosema |
| Species: | T. esculentum
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| Tylosema esculentum | |
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Tylosema esculentum, with common names gemsbok bean and marama bean or morama bean,[2] is a long-lived perennial legume native to arid areas of southern Africa. Stems grow at least 3 metres (9.8 ft), in a prostrate or trailing form, with forked tendrils that facilitate climbing. A raceme up to 25 millimetres (1 in) long, containing many yellow-orange flowers, ultimately produces an ovate to circular pod, with large brownish-black seeds.
- ^ "A Working List of All Plant Species". ThePlantList.org. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Taxon: Tylosema esculentum (Burch.) A. Schreib". ars-grin.gov. Germplasm Resources Information Network, USDA Agriculture Research Service, US Dept. of Agriculture. Retrieved 29 December 2015.