Rhynchosia malacophylla (Spreng.) Bojer

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial trailing or climbing herb 0·3–3 m. long from a probably woody rootstock.. Stems woody at the base, ridged, glabrous or pubescent.. Leaflets 3, ovate, rhomboid or rounded, the laterals oblique, 0·6–4·6 (–6·5) cm. long, 0·6–5·5 cm. wide, rounded to mostly acuminate at the apex, cuneate, rounded or truncate at the base, glabrous to finely puberulous on both surfaces, the margins often densely silky, densely gland-dotted beneath; petiole 0·7–6·5 cm. long; rhachis 0·2–1·2 cm. long; petiolules 1–2·5 mm. long; stipules lanceolate, 4–5 mm. long, 1 mm. wide, puberulous.. Inflorescences axillary, lax or rather dense; rhachis 4–16 cm. long; peduncle 1·5–7 cm. long; pedicels 1·5–2·5 mm. long; bracts subpersistent, lanceolate, 1·5–2 mm. long, 0·5 mm. wide.. Calyx puberulous and gland-dotted; tube 1·5–3 mm. long; lobes triangular, 2–5 mm. long, the lowest the longest, the upper pair joined for ± three-quarters of their length.. Standard mostly clear yellow in the Flora area but sometimes with crimson veins, obovate or almost round, 0·8–1·4 cm. long, 5–9·5 mm. wide, puberulous and glandular.. Pods oblong-falcate, (1–2–)1·5–2 cm. long, 4·5–5·5 mm. wide, narrowed at the base, finely to densely puberulous and glandular.. Seeds rounded-reniform, greyish with dark and light mottling, slightly keeled, longest dimension 4·5 mm., shorter dimension 3 mm., 2 mm. thick.. Fig. 109/38, p. 716.
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Leaflets 3, 0.6–4.6(6.5) × 0.6–5.5 cm, ovate, rhombic or rounded, the laterals oblique, rounded to mostly acuminate at the apex, cuneate, rounded or truncate at the base, glabrous to finely puberulous on both surfaces, the margins often densely silky, densely gland-dotted beneath; petiole 0.7–6.5 cm long; rhachis 2–12 mm long; petiolules 1–2.5 mm long; stipules 4–5 × 1 mm, lanceolate, puberulous.
Calyx puberulous and gland-dotted; tube 1.5–3 mm long; lobes 2–5 mm long, triangular, the lowest the longest, the upper pair joined for ± three-quarters of their length.
Inflorescences axillary, lax or rather dense; rhachis 4–16 cm long; peduncle 1.5–7 cm long; pedicels 1.5–2.5 mm long; bracts subpersistent, 1.5–2 × 0.5 mm, lanceolate.
Standard mostly clear yellow but sometimes with crimson veins, 8–14 × 5–9.5 mm, obovate or almost round, puberulous and glandular.
Pods (12)15–20 × 4.5–5.5 mm, oblong-falcate, narrowed at the base, finely to densely puberulous and glandular.
Seeds greyish with dark and light mottling, 4.5 × 3 × 2 mm, rounded-reniform, slightly keeled.
Perennial trailing or climbing herb 0.3–3 m long from a woody rootstock.
Stems woody at the base, ridged, glabrous or pubescent.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Rhynchosia malacophylla world distribution map, present in Cameroon, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Réunion, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517369-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186709
COL ID 4SSMG
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INPN ID 706752
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Synonyms

Rhynchosia sennaarensis Rhynchosia hookeri Rhynchosia malacophylla Glycine malacophylla Rhynchosia sennaarensis var. flavissima