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Eminia harmsiana De Wild.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Eminia

Characteristics

Mature leaflets discolorous, 4.5–7.5 × 2–4.2 cm, narrowly ovate to ovate, occasionally lobed on one side, sparsely appressed pilose; petiole 2.5–5.5 cm long; rhachis 1.5–2.2 cm long; petiolules 2–3 mm long.
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Calyx 8–15 mm long, densely villous with golden hairs, 5-lobed, the upper two lobes joined for two-thirds of their length, all lobes tipped with 2–3(4) shortly pedicellate glands 1 mm long.
Pseudoracemes with 1–several flowers in each fascicle, the fascicles often more crowded towards the apex of the inflorescence; pedicels 1–4(6) mm long.
Pod 1.5–3.2 cm long, densely villous with golden hairs, 1–2-seeded.
Erect herb or subshrub, 1–1.5 m tall.
Corolla blue to purple, 1–2 cm long.
Seeds 3–4 × 2–3 × 1 mm.
Branches hirsute.
A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.1 - 1.35
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Miombo woodland; at elevations around 1,200 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in open woodland.
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Usage

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Edible roots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Eminia harmsiana world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:493799-1
WFO ID wfo-0000180379
COL ID 39GZ9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eminia harmsiana
WorldFloraDB 2024