Campylotropis macrocarpa (Bunge) Rehder

Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs, usually 1-2 m tall. Young branches appressed or ascending hairy. Petiole 1-5 cm, appressed or ascending pubes­cent; stipels absent, rarely rudimentarily present and linear on base of petiolule of lateral leaflet; leaflets oblong or ovate, rarely obovate, terminal one 1.2-6.5 × 0.7-3.7 cm, abaxially sparsely to densely ascending pubescent, adaxially glabrous or sparsely pubescent, base obtuse or rounded, apex retuse and mucronulate. Racemes 2.5-15 cm, sometimes paniculate; rachis and pedicels appressed or ascending pubescent mixed with glandular hairs. Pedicels 2-11 mm. Calyx ± densely appressed or ascending shortly hairy mixed with glandular hairs; tube 1.2-2 mm; lobes triangular, 0.8-3 mm. Corolla purple to pinkish white; standard elliptic, 11-12 mm, apex obtuse; wings 10-12 mm, clawed at base; keel incurved, 11.5-14.5 mm, clawed at base. Ovary 2.5-3 mm; style incurved, 8.5-9 mm. Legume obliquely obovoid to oblong, 9-15 × 3.5-6 mm, lateral surface glabrous or pubescent, apex acute. Seeds reddish brown, reni­form, 2.7-5 × 1.5-3 mm.
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A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. Young branches can be hairy. The leaf stalks are 1-5 cm long. There are leaflets along the stalk and the end one is 1-7 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. The flowers are in groups 3-15 cm long. They are purple or pinkish white. The pod is obliquely oval and 9-15 mm long by 4-5 mm wide. The seeds are reddish brown and kidney shaped. They are 3-5 mm long by 2-3 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in open places between 200-2,000 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Light 7-9
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Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
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Images

Campylotropis macrocarpa unspecified picture

Distribution

Campylotropis macrocarpa world distribution map, present in China, Korea (Republic of), and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:483568-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185068
COL ID QJ43
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Campylotropis macrocarpa Campylotropis chinensis Lespedeza ciliata Campylotropis gracilis Lespedeza macrocarpa Campylotropis mortolana Lespedeza distincta Campylotropis smithii Campylotropis macrocarpa f. alba Campylotropis macrocarpa f. lanceolata Campylotropis macrocarpa f. macrocarpa Campylotropis ichangensis Campylotropis macrocarpa var. alba Lespedeza rosthornii Lespedeza ichangensis Campylotropis hersi Campylotropis ichangensis Campylotropis huberi Campylotropis macrocarpa subsp. hengduanshanensis

Lower taxons

Campylotropis macrocarpa var. macrocarpa Campylotropis macrocarpa var. hupehensis Campylotropis macrocarpa var. hupehensis