Rhynchosia pentheri Schltr. ex Zahlbr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Rhynchosia

Characteristics

Decumbent branches filiform, elongate, voluble, subvillose, puberulous. Stipules minute, obliquely lanceolate, acuminate. Leaves trifoliolate; terminal leaflets rhombeo-orbicular cr oibicular, obtuse, 15-25 mm long, 12-25 mm broad; common petiole about 5 mm long in type, villose-puberulous. Racemes elongate, much exceeding the leaves, laxly several or many flowered, longly pedumled. Calyx campanulate, about 7 mm long, somewhat glandular; segments subulate. Standard obovoid, base auriculate, about 11 mm long; wings oblong; carina boat-shaped, obtuse. Ovary pilose; style filiform, glabrous.
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Perennial, prostrate herb, up to 0.7 m high; stems thinly pubescent to glabrescent. Leaves pinnately trifoliolate. Leaflets suborbicular to widely ovate. Inflorescences of lax, many-flowered, axillary racemes with peduncles much longer than leaves. Flowers yellow, with brownish veins on standard petal. Flowering time Dec.-Feb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.7
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Rhynchosia pentheri world distribution map, present in Botswana, Thailand, and South Africa

Conservation status

Rhynchosia pentheri threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517434-1
WFO ID wfo-0000187038
COL ID 4SSP9
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Synonyms

Rhynchosia pentheri Rhynchosia pentheri var. pentheri

Lower taxons

Rhynchosia pentheri var. hutchinsoniana