Leobordea adpressa (N.E.Br.) B.-e.van Wyk & Boatwr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Leobordea

Characteristics

Planta perennis, multiramosa, ramis prostratis 2-6 poll. longis basi lignosis pubescentibus. Folia petiolata, trifoliolata, molliter sericeo-tomentosa; petiolus 1 1/2-2 1/2 lin. longus; foliola 1 1/2-3 lin. longa, 3/4-1 1/4 lin. lata, subæqualia oblongo-lanceolata, acuta stipulæ solitariae, 1 1/2-2 1/2 lin. longæ, 2/3-1 lin. latæ, oblongo-lanceolatæ, breviter petiolulatæ. Flores axillares, solitarii, brevissime pedicellati. Calyx anguste campanulatus, infra medium dentatus, appresse pubescens, dentibus subulato-acuminatis. Corolla 4 lin. longa, lutea, appresse pubescens; vexillum ellipticum, acutum, unguiculatæ; alæ oblongæ, obtusæ, basi semihastatæ, unguiculatæ; carina obtusa. Ovarium 5-ovulatum; stylus glaber.
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Prostrate, perennial, suffrutescent herb, 0.1 m high; densely pubescent. Leaves tri-foliolate. Leaflets obovate, both surfaces densely silky-sericeous with uniseriate epidermal hairs. Inflorescences mostly up to 5-flowered. Flowers yellow. Calyx with lower (keel) lobe similar to upper 4. Flowering time Dec.?.
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Distribution

Leobordea adpressa world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Conservation status

Leobordea adpressa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77110651-1
WFO ID wfo-0000749728
COL ID 3W7N2
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Synonyms

Lotononis adpressa Lotononis sericoflora Leobordea adpressa Lotononis adpressa subsp. adpressa

Lower taxons

Leobordea adpressa subsp. leptantha Leobordea adpressa subsp. adpressa