Kotschya parvifolia (Burtt Davy) Verdc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Kotschya

Characteristics

Frutex 1-1.5 m. altus. Ramuli annotini teretes, nigrescentes, hispiduli, 2 mm. crassi, hornotini breves, tenues, circiter 1 mm. crassi, glanduloso-hispiduli, stipulis persistentibus squarrosis ornati. Folia 5-juga, circiter 1 cm. longa, recurva; rhachis hispidus; foliola dense imbricata, oblique ovalia, obtusa, mucronata, 3-4 mm. longa, costa infra parce setosa excepta glabra; costa valde excentrica, lata, pulla; nervi laterales inconspicui; stipulae persistentes, ovatae, acutae, circiter 2 mm. longae, ciliatae, atrobrunneae, marginibus pallidioribus. Inflorescentia ad ramulos laterales breves terminalis. Flores 1-3, circiter 1.5 cm. longae. Calyx profunde 2-partitus; lobi circiter 9 mm. longi, pubescentes vel hispidi. Corolla glabra, striata, caerulea. Legumen non visum.
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Shrub, up to 1 m high. Branchlets glandular-hispidulous. Leaves usually well under 20 mm long; leaflets 4 or 5 pairs. Flowers solitary, pedicels visible. Flowers blue.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil texture 5-8
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Distribution

Kotschya parvifolia world distribution map, present in Thailand and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501283-1
WFO ID wfo-0000175522
COL ID 3RDPZ
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Synonyms

Kotschya parvifolia Smithia parvifolia