Leobordea decumbens subsp. decumbens Burch. ex Benth.

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Leobordea > Leobordea decumbens

Characteristics

Distinguished from L. calycina by glabrescent keel. Perennial herb, mat-forming, 0.10.5 m in diam.; pubescence silvery. Leaves trifoliolate. Leaflets with upper surface glabrous. Inflorescences terminal on short, lateral branches. Flowers relatively large, more than 9 mm long; corolla longer than calyx; yellow. Flowering time Sept.-Jan.
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Glabrescent keel petals.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Bronchitis (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Leobordea decumbens subsp. decumbens world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503329-1
WFO ID wfo-0001421163
COL ID 3W7QH
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Synonyms

Lotononis versicolor Leptis kraussiana Lotononis humifusa Leptis filicaulis Leptis versicolor Lipozygis humifusa Lipozygis radula Polylobium humifusum Polylobium radulum Crotalaria versicolor Leptidium versicolor Leptidium filicaule Lotononis radula Leobordea decumbens subsp. decumbens