Rhynchosia harveyi Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

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Characteristics

Prostrate softly pubescent or velvety. Branches flexuous. Leaves trifoliolate, petiolate; terminal leaflets orbicular-rhomboid, obtuse, 10-15 mm long, 12-17 mm broad; lateral leaflets unequalsided. Peduncles shorter or scarcely longer than the leaves, laxly 4-flowered. Calyx 6-7 mm long; segments longer than the tube, shorter than the glabrous standard. Standard ± 9 mm long. Keel ± 9 mm long. Pod 15-18 mm long, narrowed towards the base, pubescent.
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Prostrate, closely leafy herb, sometimes climbing up to 0.3 m high, densely silky hairy throughout. Leaves pinnately trifoliolate. Leaflets widely ovate to suborbicular, often with pellucid gland dots on undersurface. Stipules conspicuous, widely ovate. Inflorescence a few-flowered raceme only slightly longer than leaves. Flowers yellow with red veins on standard petal. Flowering time. Sept.-Feb.(-Apr.).
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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 1-2
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Distribution

Rhynchosia harveyi world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000186483
COL ID 4SSKL
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Synonyms

Rhynchosia harveyi