Dolichos schweinfurthii Taub.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Dolichos

Characteristics

A herb. It has fleshy annual stems. It grows 30-80 cm high. It has a woody rootstock.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Grassland subject to burning, recently cleared bushland, Loudetia arundinacea grassland with scattered trees; at elevations from 1,200-2,300 metres
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in wooded savannah in West Africa,
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Dolichos schweinfurthii world distribution map, present in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Conservation status

Dolichos schweinfurthii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:493228-1
WFO ID wfo-0000179998
COL ID 3775Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dolichos lelyi Dolichos bongensis Dolichos schweinfurthii