Rafnia crispa C.H.Stirt.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Rafnia

Characteristics

Procumbent shrublet, much-branched from the base, up to 0.4 m high. Leaves lanceolate, penninerved; margins crisped, distinctly cartilaginous; leaves on flowering branches invariably alternate, (43-)50-63(-70) x 7-13 mm; basal leaves 41-55 x 11-15 mm. Inflorescences single-flowered, pedunculate. Flowers 13-15 mm long. Pedicel 1-2 mm long-Bract ± 2 mm long. Bracteoles ± 1 mm long. Calyx subequally lobed; lobes triangular, ± as long as or shorter than the tube, ± 3 mm long; carinal lobe shorter than the others; upper sinus deeper than others; lateral sinus shallower and narrower than the others; tube ± 4 mm long. Standard ovate, 14-15 x 14-15 mm; claw ± 3 mm long. Wings broadly oblong, claw ± 6 mm long. Keel long-rostrate, strongly upcurved, ± 14 x 7 mm; claw ± 5 mm long. Pistil with the ovary ± narrowly ovate; style + as long as the ovary, strongly upcurved; ovules 2. Mature pods and seeds unknown.
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Procumbent shrublet to 40 cm. Leaves unifoliolate, subopposite to opposite on flowering branches, lanceolate, margins markedly cartilaginous. Flowers solitary, pedunculate, keel long-rostrate, calyx lobes triangular, lower lobe shorter than the others.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Rafnia crispa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:900726-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211115
COL ID 78RG2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rafnia crispa