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Podalyria myrtillifolia (Retz.) Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Podalyria

Characteristics

Erect, woody, reseeding shrub, up to 2 m high, sometimes resprouting after fire, branches tomentose. Leaves obovate, more sericeous on lower than upper surface; veins prominent on lower surface of older leaves. Inflorescences terminal, 1-or 2-flowered; peduncles shorter or scarcely longer than leaves; bracts lanceolate. Flowers pink and white. Calyx with lobes pointed, acute, longer than tube, shorter than keel, dark brown, velutinous. Flowering time June.-Nov.
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Erect or procumbent shrub, variable in habit, shape of leaves, hairiness and flower colour. Leaves obcordate, obovate or cuneate-oblong; acute at base; retuse or recurvo-mucronulate; sericeous on both surfaces. Inflorescences terminal, 1-or 2-flowered; peduncles shorter than leaves; bracts lanceolate to widely ovate. Flowers purple. Calyx with lobes deltoid-acuminate; half as long as keel; tawny-velutinous. Flowering time Sept.?.
Erect, woody, reseeding shrub to 2 m, sometimes resprouting after fire. Leaves 1-foliolate, obovate, silky above and beneath. Flowers pink and white, bracts oblanceolate to obovate.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Podalyria myrtillifolia world distribution map, present in Mauritius and South Africa

Conservation status

Podalyria myrtillifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:515393-1
WFO ID wfo-0000198254
COL ID 4KPD3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Podalyria cuneifolia Podalyria hamata Podalyria myrtillifolia Podalyria virgata Podalyria splendens Podalyria myrtifolia Podalyria albens Sophora myrtillifolia Aphora cuneifolia Podalyria cuneifolia var. latifolia
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