Lotononis macrosepala Conrath

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lotononis

Characteristics

Caules plures, e rhizomate repente ascendentes vel erecti, uti tota planta densissime argyreo-tomentosi, 10-15 cm. alti. Folia 3-foliolata, internodiis longiora; petiolus 4-10 mm. longus; foliola obovato-oblonga vel oblanceolato-oblonga, subapiculata, ad 3 cm. longa, 0.3-0.8 cm. lata, nervo mediano subtus crassiusculo; stipulae foliaceae, lanceolatae vel elliptico-lanceolatae, acutae, 0.8-1.3 cm. longae. Flores solitarii, folio oppositi, brevissime (2 mm.) pedicellati. Calyx ultra medium 5-fidus, segmentis subaequalibus lanceolatis acute acuminatis, 11-12 mm. longus, demum paulo auctus. Corolla calyce subbrevior, glabra; vexillum ellipticum, acutum, basi in unguem quam lamina dimidio breviorem latiusculum contractum, 10 mm. longum; alae oblique ellipticae, apiculatae, unguiculatae, vix auriculatae, 8 mm. longae; carina oblique elliptico-oblonga, subobtusa, anguste unguiculata, 6 mm. longa. Ovarium tomentosum. Stylus uncinato-incurvatus. Legumen lanceolato-oblongum, ad 2 cm. longum, 0.4-0.5 cm. latum. Semina circiter 12, funiculis longis, 1.5 mm. diametro.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Images

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Distribution

Lotononis macrosepala world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503344-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211772
COL ID 3W7R6
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Synonyms

Lotononis macrosepala Lotononis humilior Lotononis basutica