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Rhynchosia adenodes Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Rhynchosia

Characteristics

Prostrate, subglabrous or minutely puberulous. Stipules lanceolate. Leaves trifoliolate, petiolate; terminal leaflets ovate-orbicular or subrhomboid, acute or obtuse, resinous dotted, generally 7-25 mm long, 10-25 mm broad; terminal petiolule 2-3 mm long; lateral leaflets unequalsided: common petiole 10-24 mm long. Peduncles longer than the leaves, shortly and closely racemose near the summit. Calyx pubescent, its segments lanceolate, longer than the tube. Standard glabrous or puberulent, glandular, longer than the calyx. Pod hairy, 15-18 mm long.
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Prostrate, perennial herb, much-branched from a woody rootstock. Leaves erect, pinnately trifoliolate. Leaflets small, ovate-orbicular or subrhomboid, mucronate, conspicuously resinous-dotted, especially on lower surface. Inflorescence an erect, long-pedunculate, axillary, several-to many-flowered raceme, much longer than leaves. Flowers yellow to orange. Flowering time Sept.-Jan.
Perennial herb, climbing up to 0.6 m high. Stems procumbent, not twining. Leaves trifoliolate; terminal leaflet ovate-orbicular or subrhomboid, resinous-dotted, with veins glabrous on lower surface; stipules narrowly ovate. Flowers: not reflexed; peduncles longer than leaves; calyx pubescent, segments narrowly ovate; corolla yellow; Sep.-Jan.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil humidity 1-6
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Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Dysentery (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Rhynchosia adenodes world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517114-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185680
COL ID 6X829
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rhynchosia effusa Rhynchosia rotundifolia Rhynchosia amatymbica Rhynchosia adenodes Rhynchosia burkei Copisma rotundifolium Copisma effusum
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