Millettia sapindifolia T.C.Chen

Species

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Characteristics

Lianas. Branchlets yellow tomentose. Leaves 7-11-folio­late; rachis 25-30 cm, including petiole 3.5-5.5 cm; stipels ab­sent; leaflet blades oblong-elliptic to lanceolate-elliptic, 6.5-11 × 2.8-3.5 cm, papery, abaxially brown tomentose, adaxially shiny and sparsely pilose, secondary veins 9-12 on each side of midvein, base broadly cuneate, apex caudate. Pseudoracemes axillary near apex of branchlets, 15-27 cm, yellow tomentose; rachis nodes with 3-5 flowers clustered on a 2-3 mm spur. Pedicel 2-3 mm. Flowers ca. 1.2 cm. Calyx ca. 5 mm. Corolla white; standard obovate, outside brown sericeous, apex emargi­nate. Vexillary stamen free. Ovary shortly stipitate, sericeous, with 3 or 4 ovules. Legume (immature) oblong, inflated, densely yellow villous, base tapering to stipe, apex beaked. Ma­ture seeds unknown. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug.
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Distribution

Millettia sapindifolia world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:507514-1
WFO ID wfo-0001059723
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Synonyms

Millettia sapindifolia