Aspalathus lamarckiana R.Dahlgren

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Aspalathus

Characteristics

An erect, branched shrub 1.5-2 m tall, similar in nearly all respects to A. hystrix, but with much larger flowers and longer leaflets. Leaflets 15-23 mm long, 0.7-0.9 mm thick, slightly incurved, grey-or white-tomentose with apical spinelet 1 mm long or more. Bract 1.5-2 mm and bracteoles 3-5(-6) mm long. Calyx white-villous; lobes deltoid-triangular, 5-7 mm long, with apical spinelet longer than 2 mm. Standard blade 16-20 x 19-21 mm, its front side pubescent on the apical fifth. Wing blades 13-15 x 5.5-7.3 mm. Keel blades 14-15.5 x 7.5-8.2 mm.
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Like A. hystrix but leaflets longer (15-23 mm) and flowers larger, standard ± 16 mm broad and wing blades ± 5.5 mm broad.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-8
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Aspalathus lamarckiana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:475622-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211391
COL ID HB3J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aspalathus lamarckiana