Aphanocalyx trapnellii (J.Léonard) Wieringa

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Aphanocalyx

Characteristics

Leaves: stipules early caducous; petiole 0.5–1.5 mm long;>i> leaflets sessile, coriaceous, 10–26, 1.5–7(13) × 1–3(5) mm, oblong to semi-obovate, apex acute or bluntly so, rounded to sharply angled on outer side at base, glabrous or sparsely villous, with 0–2(3) glands near base.
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Pods 1.2–3.8 × 0.8–1.9 cm, obovate, sparsely long-villous, glabrescent, each valve longitudinally and prominently 1-nerved, 1–2(3)-seeded.
Germination epigeal; first pair of leaves opposite, with 18–24 leaflets; subsequent leaves alternate, with more leaflets.
Large petal white, 5.5–7 × 3–6 mm, with a short claw and an obovate lamina;>i> other petals absent or minute.
Racemes 0.8–1.7 cm long, brownish-pubescent; bracteoles 4–5.5 × 2.5–4 mm, broadly elliptic.
Sepals 0–5, the two larger ones 0.3–1.9 × 0.2–0.8 mm, the others, if present, minute.
Young branchlets pubescent, glabrescent.
Seeds c.6–11 × 5–9 mm, obovate.
Tree 8–20 m high.
Stamens 10.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 20.0
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Distribution

Aphanocalyx trapnellii world distribution map, present in Zambia

Conservation status

Aphanocalyx trapnellii threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1011122-1
WFO ID wfo-0000193698
COL ID FB9J
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Synonyms

Aphanocalyx trapnellii Monopetalanthus trapnellii