Eriosema angustifolium Burtt Davy

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Eriosema

Characteristics

Lfts. linear-lanc. acute, the terminal 7-10 x 1-1.2 cm., finely reticulate and thinly appressed hairy above, thinly hispid on the nerves beneath and glandular between them, ciliate with ascending hairs; stip. 8-12 mm. l., lanc.: infloresc. shorter than the subtending lvs., 6-10-fld., hispid: fls. ± 7 mm. l. reflexed: cal. dotted with yellow glands, sparsely hispid; teeth narrow-lanc.: back of standard greenish, glandular and minutely pubesc. at the tip: pod 1 cm. br., sparsely and shortly appressed hispid. Stems 2-3 cm. h., ann. from a perenn. rootstock, slender, antrorsely hispid.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Eriosema angustifolium world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:493972-1
WFO ID wfo-0000195373
COL ID 3B63W
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Synonyms

Eriosema angustifolium