Rafnia lancea (Thunb.) Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Rafnia

Characteristics

Procumbent shrublet, much-branched from the base, up to 0.3 m high. Leaves lanceolate; leaves on flowering branches 'variably alternate, 32-46 x 5-10 mm; basal leaves 22-32(-40) x 4-10 mm. Inflorescences single-flowered, Pedunculate. Flowers 18-24 mm long. Pedicel 2-3 mm long. Bract 1-2 mm long. Bracteoles 0.5-1 mm long. Calyx with upper and lateral lobes fused higher up in pairs on either e; lobes triangular, shorter than or ± as long as the tube,-7 mm long; upper lobes sometimes slightly falcate; upper us shallower than the lower sinuses; tube 5-8 mm long. Standard elliptic or round, ± 14 x 11-14 mm; claw long, 7-10 mm long. Wings oblong, 12-13 x 5-7 mm, with 6-8 rows of sculpturing; apex obtuse; claw long, 6-10 mm long. Keel sometimes long-rostrate, + strongly upcurved, 11-12 x 5-6 mm, with central pocket ± indistinct; claw long, 7-9 mm long. Pistil with the ovary ± oblong; style long, longer than the ovary, basal part gently downcurved, distal part upcurved; ovules 2-4. Pods obliquely oblong, 18-23 x 5-7 mm; upper and lower margins straight, proximally curved. Seeds unknown.
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Procumbent shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves unifoliolate, alternate on flowering branches, lanceolate. Flowers solitary, pedunculate, keel rostrate, calyx with upper and lateral lobes fused in pairs. Pods obliquely oblong, curved below.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil texture 1-4
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Rafnia lancea world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517025-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211125
COL ID 793FT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Oedmannia lancea Oedmannia lanceolata Rafnia lancea