Leobordea pentaphylla (E.Mey.) B.-e.van Wyk & Boatwr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Leobordea

Characteristics

Short-lived, densely hairy, prostrate annual, with stems up to 0.25 m long. Leaves mostly 5-foliolate, leaflets oblanceolate to broadly obovate, sparsely hairy or glabrous below. Flowers many, in globose heads, yellow to cream-coloured, bracts inconspicuous, calyx much-inflated, densely hairy, standard usually hairy on back. Pod minute, membranous, indehiscent, enclosed by calyx.
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Decumbens, ramosa, subsericeo-hirta, stipulis parvis lanceolatis, foliolis subquinis obovatis, capitulis densissimis sessilibus, bracteis setaceis, calycibus molliter hirsutissimis, vexillo oblongo obtuso carinaque oblonga incurva pilosis.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Distribution

Leobordea pentaphylla world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77110737-1
WFO ID wfo-0000749674
COL ID 3W7S9
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Synonyms

Lotononis pentaphylla Lipozygis pentaphylla Leobordea pentaphylla