Leobordea procumbens (Bolus) B.-e.van Wyk & Boatwr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Leobordea

Characteristics

Suffruticosa procumbens, undique plus minus villosa; rami patentes foliati, 10-18 cm. longi; stipulae solitariae foliaceae obovatae vel lanceolatae acutæ, petiolis 4-6 mill. longis æquilongæ vel parum breviores; foliola oblanceolata obtusa, subtus 1-nerva, tenuiter pubescentia, intermedio 0.6-1.4 cm. longo; pedunculi terminales, 1-3 cm. longi; flores saepius capitati, rarius subracemosi; capitula hemisphaerica dense 8-15-flora, 2-2.5 cm. diametro; bracteæ capitula involucrantes, e basi lata obovatæ acutæ, 3-4 mill. longus; bracteolæ 2, lineares; flores sericeo-villosi, 1.2 cm. longi; calyx turbinatus, 7-8 mill, longus, segmentis tubo brevioribus, lateralibus falcatis patentibus, intermedio paullo longiori; vexilli limbus oblanceolatus acutus, basi minute bi-auriculatus, ungui longo filiformi; alæ basi auriculatæ vexillo æquilongæ; carina latior, 1.0-1.2 cm. longa, vexillum carinamque superans obtusissima, basi auriculata; ovarium lineare, deorsum glabrum, apice tanto villosum; legumen ignotum.
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Dwarf shrub, with annual shoots from woody base, up to 300 mm high; procumbent. Leaves trifoliolate, with upper surface of mature leaflets glabrous; stipules much smaller than leaflets. Flowers: 4-many per inflorescence; bracts congested at apex of peduncle, broadly obovate, > 4 mm wide; paired bracteoles invariably present, relatively large and conspicuous, > 2 mm long; corolla yellow; Nov.-Jan. Pods small, scarcely longer than calyx.
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Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Leobordea procumbens world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77110719-1
WFO ID wfo-0000748648
COL ID 3W7SG
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Lotononis procumbens Leobordea procumbens