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Tephrosia rhodesica
rhodesica
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Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam, Harare
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| Status: | Native |
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Much-branched small shrub, usually less than 2 m tall. Leaves pinnate with 6-9 pairs of leaflets and a terminal leaflet.Branches and leaves covered in rusty-brown hairs. Flowers in well-spaced terminal racemes, purple; calyx densely hairy. Pods flat, strongly curved upwards, covered in rusty hairs. Var. evansii, in Zimbabwe, is only found in the South and can be distinguished by the hairs being greyish and the slightly larger pods. |
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| Habitat: | Occurring in rocky areas in woodland. |
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| Mozambique distribution: | N,MS |
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| Content last updated: | Sunday 2 August 2009 |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Pages 136 - 138. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 228. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 276. (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 52. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 73. |
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Flora of Zambia: Tephrosia rhodesica var. rhodesica
Flora of Zimbabwe: Tephrosia rhodesica var. rhodesica
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tephrosia rhodesicaAfrican Plant Database: Tephrosia rhodesica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tephrosia rhodesica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tephrosia rhodesica
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tephrosia rhodesica
JSTOR Plant Science: Tephrosia rhodesica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tephrosia rhodesica
Plants of the World Online: Tephrosia rhodesica
Tropicos: Tephrosia rhodesica
Wikipedia: Tephrosia rhodesica
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