Ophrestia oblongifolia var. velutinosa H.M.L.Forbes

Variety

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Characteristics

Stems long and trailing, thinly pubescent. Leaves 1-5-jugate, subsessile, common petiole 2-7.5 cm long; stipules linear, 3-6 mm long; leaflets elliptic-oblong, entire, mucronate, glabrous above, pilose on the veins below, 2.5-7 cm long, 0.9-2.5 cm broad; petiolules short, densely pilose. Peduncles axillary, 6-32 cm long. Flowers up to 1.2 cm long, 2-4 together; pedicels about 1-2 mm long. Calyx densely hairy; petals hairy without. Style glabrous or with a few hairs along one side. Legume 3.5-4 cm long, 7-5 mm broad. Seeds small, blackish.
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Growth form herb
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Distribution

Ophrestia oblongifolia var. velutinosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

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Synonyms

Ophrestia oblongifolia var. velutinosa