Rafnia vlokii G.J.Campb. & B.-e.van Wyk

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Rafnia

Characteristics

Erect, robust, much-branched suffrutex up to 2 m high. Leaves lanceolate to elliptic; leaves on flowering branches 30-55 x (7-)10-15(-18) mm; basal leaves 45-55(-87) x 14-27(-33) mm. Inflorescences single-flowered, pedunculate Flowers large, 19-25 mm long; buds leaf-like. Pedicel 5-6 mm long. Bract ± 1 mm long. Bracteoles ± 0.3 mm long. Calyx long, very large; lobes much longer than the tube, 13 x 15 mm long; upper lobes broadly falcate, much broader than the others; lateral lobes falcate; carinal lobe very narrow, shorter than the others; tube 4-5 mm long with a ridge between the upper lobes. Standard round, ± 17 x 17 mm; claw ± 3 mm long. Wings oblong, ± as long as the keel, ± 13-7 mm, with 7 rows of sculpturing; apex obtuse; claw ± 5 mm long. Keel ± 13 x 7 mm; claw ± 4 mm long. Pistil with the ovary oblong; style ± as long as the ovary, strongly upcurved; ovules 2. Pods obliquely oblanceolate, 40-53 x 10-13 mm; upper margin asymmetrically convex; lower margin ± straight. Seeds cordate-reniform to subtriangular or broadly oblong-reniform, 5-6 x 4-5 mm; hilum surrounded by a swollen ring; testa longitudinally striate.
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Erect shrub to 2 m. Leaves unifoliolate, subopposite to opposite on flowering branches, lanceolate-elliptic. Flowers solitary, large, buds leaf-like, keel rostrate, calyx lobes much longer than tube, upper lobes broader and falcate, lower lobe very narrow, shorter than the others. Pods large, obliquely oblong, upper margin asymmetrically convex.
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 2-7
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Distribution

Rafnia vlokii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20002633-1
WFO ID wfo-0001267601
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Synonyms

Rafnia vlokii