Podalyria orbicularis (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Podalyria

Characteristics

Erect, willowy, resprouting shrub to 1.5 m. Leaves 1-foliolate, ovate to orbicular, margins slightly rolled under, hairy to shiny glabrescent above, felted beneath. Flowers pink and white, bracts broadly obovate.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Podalyria orbicularis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:515397-1
WFO ID wfo-0000198276
COL ID 4KPD7
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Synonyms

Podalyria orbicularis Podalyria reticulata Aphora orbicularis Aphora reticulata Crotalaria orbicularis