| Home | > | List of families | > | Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae | > | Cyclocarpa | > | stellaris |
| Synonyms: |
Aeschynomene stellaris (Baker) Roberty |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect or spreading annual, hairless herb 3.5–50 cm tall or long. Leaves 4–10-foliolate; leaflets oblong, elliptic or obovate-oblong, 4–12 mm long, margin very finely toothed; petiole and rhachis together 5–9 mm long; petiolules 0.5 mm long; stipules lanceolate, 3–10 mm long, persistent. Flowers in small, few flowered axillary heads. Standard pale yellow, 3–4 × 1.5–2 mm. Fruit of 8–11 articles arranged in a spiral 4–5 mm in diameter. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In damp places, cracks in rocks and seepage zones, along edges of ponds and dambos. |
| Altitude range: | 210 - 1280 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Guinea-Bissau to Gabon and DRCongo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe; extending to Laos, Borneo, northern Australia and Queensland. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 219. 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 47. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 59. Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 158 - 159. (Includes a picture). |
| Home | > | List of families | > | Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae | > | Cyclocarpa | > | stellaris |