Aeschynomene multicaulis Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Aeschynomene

Characteristics

Erect subshrub, 7–40 cm. tall, with many stems from a woody rootstock, flowering after burns.. Stems glabrous or sparsely pubescent with tubercular-based hairs.. Leaves 8–42-foliolate; leaflets oblong or obovate-oblong, 0.35–1.7 cm. long, 1.5–5 mm. wide, obtuse to emarginate and mucronulate at the apex, oblique at the base, glabrous; main nerve ± central; venation very prominent beneath; petiole and rhachis together 1.5–11 cm. long, glabrous or slightly pubescent; petiolules 0.3 mm. long; stipules lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 0.5–2.6 cm. long, 1.5–4 mm. wide, acuminate, mostly appendaged on one side or subcordate, leafy, glabrous, persistent.. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, sometimes branched, few–several-flowered; rhachis 2.5–8 cm. long; peduncle 1.2–2.5 cm. long, glabrous to puberulous; pedicels 0.3–0.55(–l.2 fide Léonard) cm. long, glabrous to puberulous; bracts ovate to ovate-elliptic, 4–5 mm. long, 2–2.5 mm. wide, entire or with a few small teeth at the apex, soon falling; bracteoles ovate-lanceolate, 2.5–4 mm. long, 0.7–1 mm. wide, soon falling.. Calyx glabrous, 2-lipped, the lips ovate, 5–7 mm. long, 3–4.5 mm. wide, one 2-lobed, the other 3-lobed.. Standard bright yellow, violin-shaped, 0.9–1.2 cm. long, 4–5 mm. wide, emarginate; wings bright yellow; keel-petals greenish, not laciniate.. Pods of 1–3 articles joined by very narrow necks, each semicircular, 5.5–7 mm. long, 4.5–5.5 mm. wide, glabrous, reticulate, the margins thickened.. Seeds not seen.
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Leaves 8–42-foliolate; leaflets 3.5–17 × 1.5–5 mm, oblong or obovate-oblong, obtuse to emarginate and mucronulate at the apex, oblique at the base, glabrous; main nerve ± central; venation very prominent beneath; petiole and rhachis together 1.5–11 cm long, glabrous or slightly pubescent; petiolules 0.3 mm long; stipules 5–26 × 1.5–4 mm, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, mostly appendaged on one side or subcordate, leaf-like, glabrous, persistent.
Inflorescences axillary or terminal, sometimes branched, few–several-flowered; peduncle 1.2–2.5 cm long, glabrous to puberulous; rhachis 2.5–8 cm long; pedicels 3–5.5(12 fide Léonard) mm long, glabrous to puberulous; bracts, 4–5 × 2–2.5 mm, ovate to ovate-elliptic entire or with a few small teeth at the apex, soon falling; bracteoles 2.5–4 × 0.7–1 mm, ovate-lanceolate, soon falling.
Fruit of 1–3 articles joined by very narrow necks, each article semicircular, 5.5–7 × 4.5–5.5 mm, glabrous, reticulate, the margins thickened.
Standard bright yellow, 9–12 × 4–5 mm, violin-shaped, emarginate; wings bright yellow; keel petals greenish, not laciniate.
Erect subshrub, 7–40 cm tall, with many stems from a woody rootstock, flowering after burns.
Calyx glabrous, 2-lipped; lips 5–7 × 3–4.5 mm, ovate, one 2-lobed the other 3-lobed.
Stems glabrous or sparsely pubescent with tubercular-based hairs.
Seeds not seen.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.4
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Aeschynomene multicaulis world distribution map, present in Angola, Burundi, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Conservation status

Aeschynomene multicaulis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:472845-1
WFO ID wfo-0000173689
COL ID 65BX3
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Aeschynomene wittei Aeschynomene multicaulis