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Aeschynomene mossambicensis
mossambicensis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhago Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhago Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhago Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhago Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhago Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhago Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Spreading, more or less prostrate, branched annual or sometimes perennial herb 60–90 cm long. Stems hairless or with sparse glandular, tubercle-based hairs. Leaves mostly 8–12-foliolate, up to 4.5 cm long; leaflets oblanceolate-oblong, 3.5–12 mm long, broadly rounded and mucronulate at the apex, hairless, obscurely minutely punctate; stipules lanceolate, 10–23 mm long, closely veined, persistent. Inflorescences axillary, 2.5–1.6 cm long, mostly few-flowered but with numerous groups of spaced bracts, with more or less sparse tubercle-based hairs; peduncle 3–15 mm long; pedicels 1.5–6(11 in fruit) mm long; bracts 3-partite, persistent, each lobe lanceolate, 3–7 mm long. Calyx 2-lipped, hairless. Standard orange or yellow, 4.5–6.5 mm long. Fruit mostly of 1–2 articles joined by a narrow neck, each article with one margin straight, the other strongly curved, 3–5 mm long and wide, with a few scattered small tubercles and very few scattered tubercle-based hairs; stipe long and slender, 7–11 mm long. |
| Notes: | The specimen in the images (Wursten BW1522, BR, EOWBL) appears to be the first record for the Manica-Sofala Division. |
| Derivation of specific name: | mossambicensis: of Mozambique |
| Habitat: | In Brachystegia-Julbernardia woodland, usually on sandy soils. |
| Altitude range: | 10 - 430 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from Central and northern Mozambique. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 5 February 2019 |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 85. Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 90 - 91. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Aeschynomene mossambicensis subsp. mossambicensis:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aeschynomene mossambicensisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aeschynomene mossambicensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aeschynomene mossambicensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aeschynomene mossambicensis
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iNaturalist: Aeschynomene mossambicensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aeschynomene mossambicensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Aeschynomene mossambicensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aeschynomene mossambicensis
Plants of the World Online: Aeschynomene mossambicensis
Tropicos: Aeschynomene mossambicensis
Wikipedia: Aeschynomene mossambicensis
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