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| Common names: | Small-pod sea-bean (English) Tripadela (Sena) |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Scandent shrub or slender woody climber, unarmed. Leaves usually with 2 pairs of pinnae, on of the pinnae sometimes modified into a tendril; leaflets in 9-18 pairs per pinna, oblong, up to 2 cm long, asymmetric at the base. Flowers in short, dense, axillary spikes up to 6 cm long, purple-brown to red. Pods thin and flat, breaking down into single-seeded segments, leaving the outer rim. |
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| Habitat: | Occurring on dry sandy soils in open forest. |
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| Flowering time: | Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal. Also on the coast of West Africa and Sudan. |
| National distribution: | GI,M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Page 22. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 215. (Includes a picture). |
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