Bolusia amboensis (Schinz) Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Bolusia

Characteristics

Leaves digitately 3-foliolate; leaflets (5)13–22(36) × 3–9(14) mm, variable in shape and texture, linear, narrowly elliptic to broadly obovate, the upper ones often markedly narrower than the lower ones, glabrous above, glabrous beneath or with hairs along the midribs only; petiole (4)6–12(17) mm long; stipules 3–7(10) × 3–5(7) mm, asymmetrically ovate, ± truncate at the base, obscurely to markedly dentate, with one or two teeth along the outer edge.
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Inflorescences leaf-opposed or terminal, short, racemose, 1–4-flowered; rhachis (5)15–40(50) mm long; peduncle 5–20 mm long; bracts small, 2–4 mm long, linear; bracteoles small, c. 0.5 mm long, linear.
Flowers 8–10 mm long, white, whitish-cream to yellow and flushed pink or purple.
Erect to procumbent perennial herb (sometimes annual?) 0.2–0.5 m high.
Calyx 5–8 mm long; tube slightly shorter than the lobes.
Pods c. 25 × 8 mm, smooth, dehiscent.
Seeds brown, c. 3 × 2 mm, smooth.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Bolusia amboensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:481947-1
WFO ID wfo-0000206011
COL ID 5WNZD
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Synonyms

Bolusia amboensis Phaseolus amboensis Bolusia rhodesiana