Lebeckia zeyheri M.m.le Roux & B.-e.van Wyk

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lebeckia

Characteristics

Decumbent, glabrous suffrutex, up to 0.3 m in height. Leaves phyllodinous, acicular, unarticulated, leaf density ±4 per 10 mm length of stem; stipules absent. Inflorescences terminal, up to 45 mm long; rachis furrowed; flowers few (up to 6 flowers per inflorescence), sparse (±2 per 10 mm length of rachis), very small (±4 mm long); pedicel 1.5-2.0 mm long. Bract unknown. Bracteoles triangular, acute, ±0.6 mm long. Calyx 1.5-2.5 mm long, tube 1.0-1.5 mm long, lobes 0.5-1.0 mm long; subequally lobed but the upper lateral sinuses much wider than the medial sinus and the lower lateral sinuses; lobes deltoid, tips minutely pubescent inside. Standard orbicular, ±3.8 x ±3.8 mm; apex obtuse to slightly emarginate; claw ±1.4 mm long. Wings oblong, as long as the keel, ±4.3 x ±1.9 mm, with ±8 rows of sculpturing; apex obtuse; claws ±1.6 mm long. Keel rostrate, not twisted, ±4.6 x ±2.2 mm, always with pockets; claws ±1.5 mm long. Carpel subsessile; ovary ±3.0 x ±0.5 mm, linear; ovules few (8); style ±3.5 mm long, curved upwards. Pods small, linear, straight, not narrowly winged on the upper suture, up to 12 mm x ±3 mm; stipe ±1 mm long; dehiscent; flat; fruit wall thin, membranous. Seeds unknown.
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Decumbent shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves simple, terete, unarticulated. Flowers yellow, wings as long as keel. Pods linear, dehiscent, thin-walled.
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Distribution

Lebeckia zeyheri world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77092792-1
WFO ID wfo-0000509713
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Synonyms

Lebeckia zeyheri