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Sophora inhambanensis
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Photo: Ton Rulkens
Just south of Catembe, Maputo province
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Just south of Catembe, Maputo province
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Just south of Catembe, Maputo province
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Just south of Catembe, Maputo province
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| Synonyms: |
Sophora nitens Harv. Sophora tomentosa sensu Baker |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub up to 2 m high, most parts densely silvery-whitish velvety. Leaves imparipinnate, 7-12 cm long. mostly with 5-7 elliptic to obovate-oblanceolate leaflets; lateral leaflets 1.8-4 cm long; terminal leaflet 1.5-2 times as oblong as lateral ones. Inflorescences many-flowered terminal racemes, up to 25 cm long with persistent, linear-triangular bracts, up to 14 mm long. Flowers yellow. Pods constricted between the seeds like a string of beads. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | inhambanensis: of Inhambane in southern Mozambique, where one of the type specimens was collected. |
| Habitat: | Along sandy shores and beaches. |
| Altitude range: | 0 - 20 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. Also along the West coast of Madagascar. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS,GI,M |
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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: | Sunday 31 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 87. (Includes a picture). Brummitt, R.K. & Gillett, J.B. (1966). Notes on the genus Sophora in Africa, including an Asian species found near Zimbabwe Kirkia 5(2) Pages 264 - 266. 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 39 - 40. (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 336. (Includes a picture). Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 26. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sophora inhambanensisAfrican Plant Database: Sophora inhambanensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sophora inhambanensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sophora inhambanensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sophora inhambanensis
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iNaturalist: Sophora inhambanensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sophora inhambanensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Sophora inhambanensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sophora inhambanensis
Plants of the World Online: Sophora inhambanensis
Tropicos: Sophora inhambanensis
Wikipedia: Sophora inhambanensis
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