Neptunia amplexicaulis Domin

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial, prostrate to ascending herb, glabrous or villous in most parts. Leaves: stipules persistent, dimidiate, lanceolate to ovate, caudate-acuminate, 7-23 mm long, 4-11 mm wide; leaf axes eglandular with or without a linear to narrowly elliptic pseudostipel 1-4 mm long at base of each pair of basal pinnae; pinnae 2-3-jugate; leaflets 7-15-jugate, oblong, obtuse to apiculate, 7-19 mm long, 3-7 mm wide. Inflorescence capitate; peduncle 2-6 cm long; bracts 2, cordate, 6.5-20 mm long. Flowers 2-2.5 mm long, green, each subtended by linear, exserted bracteole 3-4 mm long. Pods clustered, flat, oblong to oval or subcircular, 11-23 mm long, 9-14 mm wide. Seeds 2-4, broadly ovate, 4-6 mm long, 4-5.5 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Neptunia amplexicaulis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:509591-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185049
COL ID 4745H
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Synonyms

Neptunia amplexicaulis