Lessertia contracta M.Balkwill

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lessertia

Characteristics

Perennial, erect suffrutex. Leaves 34-48 mm long (x = 43 mm); leaflets 10-14 x 2-3 mm, 4-7-jugate, narrowly elliptic to elliptic or obovate-oblong, apex oblique or emarginate, upper surface usually glabrous, lower surface sparsely strigose. Inflorescence 2.5-11.5 mm long (x = 6.7 mm); peduncle sparsely strigose, extremely short, with 7-10 flowers borne near the base of the peduncle and contracted into axils of leaves. Bracts 0.5-1 mm long. Pedicels 4-6 mm long (x = 5 mm), longer than the calyx, very sparsely strigose. Corolla orange-pink or cream with pink lines; standard 8-10 x 6-6.5 mm, broadly oblong-elliptic, base broadly attenuate, apex retuse to emarginate; wings 9.5 x 2 mm, oblong elliptic with adaxial lob well-developed, as long as the keel, apex rounded, claw curved: keel 9.5 x 8.5 mm, broadly machete-shaped. Gynoecium: ovary broadly oblong-elliptic, strigose or strigoso-tomentose, style very strongly curved, bearded just below the stigmatic surface.
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Distribution

Lessertia contracta world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1013406-1
WFO ID wfo-0000362863
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Synonyms

Lessertia contracta