Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Eriosema (1)
Epithet: psoraleoides (Lam.) G.Don (1)
Synonyms: Crotalaria psoraleoides Lam., Eriosema cajanoides (Guill. & Perr.) Hook.f., Eriosema proschii Briq., Rhynchosia cajanoides Guill. & Perr., Rhynchosia psoraleoides (Lam.) DC.
proschii => in honor of Roderich de Prosch (1866-1910), plant collector in Zambia
psoraleoides => resembling Psoralea