Herba perennis(?) diffusa, parce appresseque hispida, ramis decumbentibus, saepius simplicibus, elongatis, ad 40 cm. longis internodiis 2.5-5.5 cm. longis; folia patentia brevipetiolata, stipulis oblique ovatis, acuminatis, 0.5-1 cm. longis, foliolis 6-9-jugis linearibus, marginibus involutis, supra glabris, 0.8-1.2 cm. longis, ad 0.2 cm. latis; pedunculi elongati, ad 10 cm. longi, racemis subdense multi-floris, ad 9 cm. longis; bracteae foliaceae, ovatae vel ovato-lanceolatae, acutae, 0.5-1 cm. longae, bracteolis linearibus acutis, 0.25 cm. longis; pedicelli 0.3 cm. longi; calyx 0.4 cm. longus, segmentis subacutis, tubo multo brevioribus; petala inter se sub-aequalia, 1-1.1 cm. longa, lilacina luteo-notata; ovarium lineare sericeum, ad 10 ovulatum, 0.6 cm. longum, 0.1 cm. latum, stylo circum stigma intusque per dimidium longitudinis barbato; legumen immaturum subfalcatum.
More
Perennial, non-climbing herb, up to 0.4 m high. Leaves up to 55 mm long. Leaflets 8-12 x 2 mm, 6-9-jugate, linear, glabrous. Inflorescence elongating, 20-30-flowered. Flowers up to 10 mm long; peduncles 90-100 mm long; bracts foliaceous, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute, 5-10 mm long. Pedicels 2-3 mm long. Calyx 3-4 mm long. Gynoecium: ovary hairy, 14-ovuled; style bearded nearly halfway ventrally and also around stigma. Flowering time Sept., Oct. Pod linear and under section Stenolobae (only specimen available has very young fruits therefore impossible to take measurements).
Home
