Lessertia frutescens (L.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lessertia

Characteristics

Shrublet, up to 1.5 m high. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets alternate, oblong to elliptical, obtuse; upper surface almost glabrous; lower surface hairy. Inflorescences of 5-or 6-flowered racemes. Flowers ornamental, brick-red, drying purplish. Flowering time Apr.-Jan. Pod large, inflated, papery, glabrous flushed red. Seeds many, black, flattened.
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Erect or sprawling shrublet, 0.3-1 m tall. Leaves pinnately 13-21-foliolate, leaflets oblong, variable in size, mostly thinly hairy above. Flowers few to many, in short axillary racemes, showy, bright red. Pod stalked, greatly inflated, glabrous, papery.
Single-stemmed shrublet to 1.5 m. Leaves imparipinnate, leaflets oblong to elliptical, obtuse, glabrous or thinly hairy above, greyish green. Flowers to 50 mm long, bright red. Pods large, inflated, papery, glabrous.
A sprawling small shrub. It can grow 1 m tall. The leaves have 13-21 leaflet stalks. The leaves are oblong. The flowers are 50 mm long and bright red. The pods are large and inflated.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

In low rainfall areas with low shrubs and sparse ground cover, on sandy soils, often on roadsides and disturbed areas; at elevations around 1,000 metres.
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In low rainfall areas with low shrubs and sparse ground cover, on sandy soils, often on roadsides and disturbed areas; at elevations around 1,000 metres.
It is a subtropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

The leaves are used for tea drinks. The seeds are eaten as a snack.
Uses animal food environmental use food medicinal social use tea vertebrate poison
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Ache(Back) (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Intestine (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Uterus (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Heart (unspecified), Liver (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

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Distribution

Lessertia frutescens world distribution map, present in Australia, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1017425-1
WFO ID wfo-0001274560
COL ID 53HTB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Sutherlandia frutescens Sutherlandia incana Sutherlandia floribunda Colutea frutescens Colutia frutescens Lessertia frutescens

Lower taxons

Lessertia frutescens subsp. microphylla Lessertia frutescens subsp. speciosa Lessertia frutescens subsp. frutescens