Elephantorrhiza suffruticosa Schinz

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Elephantorrhiza

Characteristics

Leaves up to 27 cm. long (rhachis + petiole); rhachides usually with a little pubescence on the upper side, sometimes beneath as well; pinnae (2)15-31 pairs; leaflets (19)30-50 pairs per pinna, 5-6 x 0·4-1·2 mm., linear-oblong to linear, glabrous, proximal side of the base rounded; midrib marginal throughout; apex asymmetric, varying from obtuse to acute, often mucronate; lateral nerves and veins not or scarcely visible.
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Racemes 4-18 cm. long (including the peduncle), often ± pubescent, sometimes glabrous; minute reddish or reddish-brown mealy glands present round the pedicel-bases.
Shrub 1-6 m. high, deciduous; bark similar to that of E. goetzei; young branchlets glabrous, or sometimes puberulous to shortly pubescent.
Inflorescence usually said to be cream-coloured but described as golden-yellow in one gathering.
Seeds c. 14 x 11 x 5 mm. (only one measured, perhaps not mature), roughly ellipsoid.
Pods 13-27·5 x 2-2·25 cm., linear-oblong to linear.
Petals 3-3·75 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 5.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food material medicinal
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Distribution

Elephantorrhiza suffruticosa world distribution map, present in Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Elephantorrhiza suffruticosa threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:493749-1
WFO ID wfo-0000203671
COL ID 398CM
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Synonyms

Elephantorrhiza rangei Elephantorrhiza suffruticosa