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This page was designed and prepared by Richard White and last edited on 1st September 1997. ILDIS LegumeWeb, including this page, resides on servers run by ILDIS and by the School of Biological Sciences in the University of Southampton. Any views expressed in these pages are not necessarily those of the University of Southampton.