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Otholobium bracteolatum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.H.Stirt.

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial, densely branched, leafy shrub, up to 2 m high; often erect when growing in sheltered and moist areas; stems pubescent or subcanescent. Leaves trifoliolate, subsessile. Leaflets widely obovate or obcordate, mucronate, prominently nigro-punctate in dried specimens. Stipules ciliate, membranous. Inflorescences of sessile, terminal spikes, densely many-flowered; bracts membranous. Calyx: lobes acuminate. Petals varying from white to purplish blue. Flowering time Nov.-Apr.
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Procumbens, foliis breve petiolatis v. subsessilibus trifoliolatis glabris, foliolis cuneatis subobcordato-cuneatis reflexo-mucronatis punctis rubidis pellucidis adspersis, stipulis ovato-lanceolatis subscariosis, ramis adscendentibus remotis pube brevissima subtomentosi, floribus spicatis, calycibus costatis parce puberulis, bracteis ovatis ad apicem setaceis intus concavis. Dec. Frutex.
Sprawling shrub to 2 m. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets obovate-cuneate, glandular; stipules ciliate and glandular. Flowers blue and white, calyx softly hairy and glandular, lowest sepal larger, accrescent.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
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Images

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Distribution

Otholobium bracteolatum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:942559-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212300
COL ID 4B2GL
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Synonyms

Otholobium bracteolata Otholobium bracteolatum Psoralea bracteolata Psoralea algoensis Psoralea bracteata var. brevibracteata Psoralea bracteata var. bracteolata
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