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Pearsonia grandifolia
latibracteolata
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Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
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| Synonyms: |
Phaenhoffmannia latebracteolata (Dummer) J.B. Gillett Pleiospora latebracteolata Dummer |
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| Status: | Uncertain |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with prostrate stems up to 50 cm long, growing from a strong taproot. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets elliptic to obovate, 3.5-7 cm long long, densely hairy, lateral veins conspicuous; margin entire; petiole 0.3-1.5 cm long, rarely longer. Inflorescences lax to fairly dense pedunculate racemes at the ends of branches, 5-15 cm long. Flowers whitish or cream with a purple centre. Pods up to 17 mm cm long, oblong, pointed, rather densely hairy. |
| Notes: | Although apparently not yet recorded from Mozambique, the species has been recorded from the Zimbabwe side od Mt Peza in the Chimanimani Mts. It is therefore likely to occur in Mozambique as well. |
| Derivation of specific name: | grandifolia: with large leaves; latibracteolata: with broad bracteoles |
| Habitat: | In montane grassland, often on rocky hillsides or by streams. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and Gauteng, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Possibly in Mozambique. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS? |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 225. as Phaenhoffmannia latebracteolata Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Page 180. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 50. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 60 - 62. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 94. |
Other sources of information about Pearsonia grandifolia subsp. latibracteolata:
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Pearsonia grandifolia subsp. latibracteolataExternal websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pearsonia grandifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Pearsonia grandifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pearsonia grandifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pearsonia grandifolia
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iNaturalist: Pearsonia grandifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pearsonia grandifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Pearsonia grandifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pearsonia grandifolia
Plants of the World Online: Pearsonia grandifolia
Tropicos: Pearsonia grandifolia
Wikipedia: Pearsonia grandifolia
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