Psoralea tenuifolia L.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Psoralea

Characteristics

Tree-like shrub, up to 4 m tall. Leaves 3-foliolate, on distinct slender pedicels, leaflets lanceolate with a prominent midrib, sparsely hairy below, apex shortly pointed. Flowers 1 in leaf axils, white with a blue blotch on keel tip.
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Tree-like, weeping shrub to 5 m; stems smooth. Leaves 3(-5)-foliolate. Flowers 1 or 2 per axil, on long pedicels in upper axils of seasonal shoots, mauve.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil texture 5-6
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Edible roots
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Distribution

Psoralea tenuifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Psoralea tenuifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:516307-1
WFO ID wfo-0001054986
COL ID 4PLPK
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Synonyms

Ruteria tenuifolia Psoralea tenuifolia Lotodes tenuifolia