Aspalathus keeromsbergensis R.Dahlgren

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Aspalathus

Characteristics

An ascending shrublet ±0.3 m tall with straight, spreading branches. Young branches densely tomentose. Leaflets linear, 1.2-2.8 mm long, ±0.3 mm thick, obtuse, weak, greyish green, with spreading, short hairs. Inflorescences unifloral on the tips of short leafy branchlets. Flowers rather small. Bract simple, linear, 2-2.3 mm long, and ±0.3 mm broad, similar to the leaflets. Pedicel less than 0.5 mm long, pubescent. Bracteoles ±2.5 mm long and ±0.2 mm broad. Calyx tube pale, tomentose; lobes linear, finger-like, 3.3-4 mm long, and ±0.4 mm broad, pale green, weak, obtuse or subacute, clothed with sparse, spreading hairs. Petals pale or very light yellow (cream-coloured) with short claws. Standard blade circular, ±6.5 x 6.5 mm, densely short-sericeous on the back, midvein prominent, continuing apically into a slightly incurved, greenish tip ±0.5 mm long. Wing blades narrowly elliptic-obovate, ±4.2 x 2 mm. Keel lunate, 5.7-6 x ±2.8 mm, obtuse, glabrous, slightly prolonged (subrostrate) towards the apex; upper margin nearly straight. Wing and keel claws free from staminal sheath. Pistil short-tomentose on the ovary. Ripe pods not seen.
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Spreading shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets linear, weak, shortly hairy. Flowers solitary at branchlet tips, pale yellow, wings glabrous, keel with pointed tip, glabrous, calyx hairy, lobes finger-like.
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Distribution

Aspalathus keeromsbergensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:935333-1
WFO ID wfo-0000552108
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Synonyms

Aspalathus keeromsbergensis