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Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) Stearn

Coral-pea (en), Hardenbergia violacé (fr)

Species

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Characteristics

A climbing or scrambling plant. It can form large dome shaped mats. It can be 0.9-3 m high and 0.9-2 m wide. The stems are wiry and 2 m long. The leaves are leathery and dark green. The are oval or narrow and have heavy veins. The leaves are 3-10 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. The flowers are mauve or purple and pea-shaped. They are 1 cm across. They occur in stalked branches in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a pod which is oblong and 5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in temperate places. It can grow in subtropical and semiarid places. It needs well drained soils. It can grow in full sun or light shade. It can stand heavy frosts. It often occurs along disturbed roadsides. It suits hardiness zones 9-11. Tasmania Herbarium. Melbourne Botanical garden. Arboretum Tasmania.
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Climbs over low bushes by the coast and to nearby mountains in open forests and on heaths. Dry sclerophyll forest at elevations from 650-1,200 metres.
Climbs over low bushes by the coast and to nearby mountains in open forests and on heaths. Dry sclerophyll forest at elevations from 650-1,200 metres.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

A sweet drink can be made by boiling the leaves in water.
Uses dye food poison vertebrate poison
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or cuttings. Treating the seed with hot water improves germination. It can be pruned after flowering.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -5
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Hardenbergia violacea leaf picture by Hamish Ta-mé (cc-by-sa)
Hardenbergia violacea leaf picture by Ian Rohde (cc-by-sa)
Hardenbergia violacea leaf picture by Daniel Grixti-Cheng (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Hardenbergia violacea flower picture by Hamish Ta-mé (cc-by-sa)
Hardenbergia violacea flower picture by Riley ergo (cc-by-sa)
Hardenbergia violacea flower picture by blue Hat (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hardenbergia violacea world distribution map, present in Australia and Mauritius

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:497362-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185032
COL ID 3JQP4
BDTFX ID 123963
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Kennedia monophylla Kennedia ovata Hardenbergia monophylla Glycine virens Hardenbergia bimaculata Hardenbergia cordata Caulinia monophylla Glycine bimaculata Glycine violacea Kennedia longiracemosa Caulinia bimaculata Hardenbergia alba Hardenbergia ovata Hardenbergia bimaculata var. cordata Hardenbergia bimaculata var. longiracemosa Hardenbergia bimaculata var. ovata Hardenbergia bimaculata var. trifoliata Hardenbergia monophylla var. alba Hardenbergia monophylla var. dennisae Hardenbergia monophylla var. fruticosa Hardenbergia monophylla var. longiracemosa Hardenbergia monophylla var. ovata Hardenbergia monophylla var. rosea Hardenbergia monophylla var. stjohnii Hardenbergia ovata var. rosea Kennedia monophylla var. alba Kennedia monophylla var. bimaculata Kennedia monophylla var. longiracemosa Caulinia monophylla var. trifoliolata Hardenbergia violacea
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