Leobordea decumbens (B.-e.van Wyk) B.-e.van Wyk & Boatwr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Leobordea

Characteristics

Caulis brevissimus, ramosus, herbaceus. Rami filiformes, uti et. Ramuli capillares, diffusi, villosi, alterni. Folia alterna, petiolata: foliola sessilia, obovata, integra, supra glabra, subtus tenuissime pubescentia, vix lineam longa. Petioli folio paulo breviores. Stipulae oblongae. Flores axillares, brevissime pedunculati, lutei. Calyx pubescens, laciniis acutis. Legumina oblonga, parum turgida, tenuissime villosa, unguicularia.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Short grassland.
More
Short grassland.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Leobordea decumbens world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77110693-1
WFO ID wfo-0000749697
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ononis decumbens Lotononis decumbens Leobordea decumbens Lotononis decumbens subsp. decumbens Lotononis humifusa var. radula

Lower taxons

Leobordea decumbens subsp. rehmannii Leobordea decumbens subsp. decumbens