Lebeckia grandiflora Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lebeckia

Characteristics

Sub-erect to decumbent, glabrous suffrutex, up to 0.35 m in height. Leaves phyllodinous, acicular, articulated near middle; leaf density 7-8 per 10 mm length of stem; stipules absent. Inflorescences terminal, 110-200 mm long; rachis ±furrowed; flowers relatively numerous (up to 16 flowers per inflorescence), lax (±2 per 10 mm length of rachis), 13-16 mm long; pedicel 3-7 mm long. Bract lanceolate, acuminate, ±6.5 mm long. Bracteoles narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, ±5.5 mm long. Calyx 7.0-12.5 mm long, tube 2.5-5.5 mm long, lobes 5-7 mm long; subequally lobed but upper lateral sinuses much wider than medial and lower lateral sinuses; lobes deltoid, tips minutely pubescent inside. Standard obovate, ±12.5 x ±12.0 mm; apex retuse; claw ±2 mm long. Wings oblong to obovate, ±as long as keel, ±15.5 x ±6.0 mm, with ±11 rows of sculpturing; apex obtuse; claws ±3.5 mm long. Keel rostrate, not twisted, ±15 x±5 mm, usually with pockets; claws ±4.5 mm long. Carpel subsessile, ovary ±9.0 x±1.5 mm, linear; ovules up to 16; style ±7 mm long; curved upwards. Pods linear, straight or slightly falcate, semi-terete, not narrowly winged on the upper suture, up to 77 x 4-5 mm; stipe 13-20 mm long; dehiscent; fruit wall thin, membranous. Seeds unknown.
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Decumbent or suberect shrublet to 35 cm. Leaves simple, terete, articulated near centre. Flowers yellow, wings as long as keel. Pods linear, dehiscent, thin-walled.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Distribution

Lebeckia grandiflora world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502137-1
WFO ID wfo-0000210967
COL ID 3SPJX
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Synonyms

Lebeckia grandiflora