Argyrolobium trifoliatum (Thunb.) Druce

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Argyrolobium

Characteristics

Shrub or subshrub, sparingly to well-branched, rod-like, primary stems, resprouting, frequently producing basal coppices with long internodes and villous indumentum. Leaflets obovate to obcordate, emarginate to recurvo-mucronate; upper surface glabrous; lower surface hairy. Inflorescences of terminal racemes. Flowering time Oct.-July.
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Well-branched, resprouting subshrub, 2-50 cm. Leaves 3-foliolate, dimorphic, leaflets obovate to obcordate, emarginate to recurvo-mucronate, glabrous above, hairy below. Flowers yellow.
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Distribution

Argyrolobium trifoliatum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:475271-1
WFO ID wfo-0000547283
COL ID GK59
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Synonyms

Podalyria trifoliata Argyrolobium trifoliatum Tephrosia trifoliata Argyrolobium sericeum Argyrolobium obcordatum Chasmone holosericea Chasmone obcordata Cyclopia triphylla Dichilus sericeus Dichilus sericeus Eriosema argenteum Galega trifoliata Gamochilum obcordatum Gamochilum sericeum Genista thunbergii Sophora trifoliata