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Synonyms: |
Argyrolobium rhodesicum Baker f. Chasmone rupestre E. Mey. |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | Frequent |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb, growing from a woody taproot. Stems prostrate, ascending or shortly erect, up to c. 40 cm long, with subappressed or spreading golden-brown or greyish hairs. Leaves 3-foliolate, with leaflets elliptic-lanceolate to ovate- elliptic, silky hairy on both surfaces; terminal leaflet up to c. 3 cm long, mostly 2.5-5 times as long as the petiole. Flowers in leaf-opposed 1-2-flowered inflorescences on 1-4(8) cm long peduncles. Calyx 5-9 mm long, densely hairy; corolla yellow, turning brownish-orange with age; standard up to 13 × 12 mm, densely hairy on the outside. Pods c. 25-40 mm long, oblong, flat, velvety. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | rupestre: of rocky places |
Habitat: | Submontane grassland and miombo woodland. |
Altitude range: | 1300 - 1900 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and South Africa. |
Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Saturday 8 October 2011 |
Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 216. 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 46. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 258 - 259. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 94. |
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