about 60, see text Dolichos is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, and the subfamily Faboideae.

[1] These are herbs and shrubs growing upright, sometimes with climbing stems, or spreading prostrate upon the ground.

The leaves have single blades or are pinnate, divided into three leaflets.

The flowers are white or purple,[1] or occasionally yellow.

[1] The plants' general form, annual stems sprouting from a large perennial rootstock, is thought to be adapted to habitat prone to seasonal wildfire.