Cologania biloba (Lindl.) G.Nicholson

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cologania

Characteristics

Trailing herb; stems slender, pilose. Leaves pinnate trifoliolate, the leaflets ovate, mostly 1.5-2.5 cm long chartaceous, apically obtuse, mucronulate, slightly lighter and the venation more prominent beneath, short pilose on both sides, basally rounded; petiolules 1-2 mm long, pilose; rachis ca. 3 mm long; petioles rarely as long as the terminal leaflet; stipels shorter than the petiolules; stipules ca. 2 mm long. Inflorescence 1-?2-fasciculate, axillary, the pedicels ca. 5 mm long) bracteoles 2, subulate, ca. 3 mm long, inserted near the top of the pedicel and barely exceeding it. Flowers showy, blue; calyx tubular, ca. 10 mm long, 3.5 mm wide, spreading pilose, the teeth short; standard exserted ca. 11 mm from the calyx. Legume not seen.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Cologania biloba world distribution map, present in Ghana, Panama, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:486764-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174049
COL ID X739
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Synonyms

Glycine biloba Cologania biloba Cologania nelsoni