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Rhynchosia ciliata (Thunb.) Druce

Species

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Characteristics

Sprawling, resprouting shrublet or dwarf shrub, up to 0.3 m high, much-branched from a thick, woody rootstock; internodes short giving a leafy appearance. Leaves pinnately trifoliolate. Leaflets elliptic, elliptic-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, silky hairy. Inflorescence a few-flowered raceme, shorter than leaves, terminal. Flowers yellow. Flowering time Oct.-Mar., May, June. Pod flat, ovate, long-pilose.
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Sprawling, resprouting shrublet or dwarf shrub to 30 cm. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate, leaflets elliptic. Flowers yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Rhynchosia ciliata world distribution map, present in Thailand and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517194-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186031
COL ID 4SSGS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rhynchosia ciliata Rhynchosia puberula Eriosema puberulum Hedysarum capense Dolicholus puberulus Desmodium ciliatum Hedysarum ciliatum Dolicholus ciliatus
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