Cyclopia pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cyclopia

Characteristics

Erect, reseeding, single-stemmed shrub, 1-2 m high. Leaves alternate, palmately trifoliolate. Leaflets linear, terete, pubescent on upper surface, sparsely so below, margins strongly revolute. Flowers yellow. Calyx: lobes triangular, tapering, acuminate, base auriculate. Petals: keel strongly beaked. Flowering time Sept.
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Erect, reseeding shrub to 1.7 m. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets linear-terete, margins strongly revolute. Flowers yellow, bracts pleated, with recurved apices, calyx lobes tapering, thickened.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Cyclopia pubescens world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:489309-1
WFO ID wfo-0000197823
COL ID 32VQZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cyclopia pubescens