Rhynchosia pseudoteramnoides Hauman

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Rhynchosia

Characteristics

Perennial climbing or trailing herb ± 1 m. long from a slender woody root-stock.. Stems shortly pubescent, the hairs usually fasciculate or pseudo-stellate.. Leaflets 3, pale beneath, elliptic or elliptic-rhomboid, 1·1–3·6 cm. long, 0·5–2·8 cm. wide, acute at the apex, rounded at the base, adpressed puberulous with minute fasciculate or pseudostellate hairs of characteristic appearance, together with dark gland-dots on both surfaces; venation raised beneath; petiole 0·8–4·5 cm. long; rhachis 1–7 mm. long; petiolules 1–1·5 mm. long; stipules lanceolate, 4–5 mm. long, 0·8 mm. wide.. Inflorescences axillary; rhachis 3–8 cm. long; peduncle 1–4 cm. long; pedicels 1·5 mm. long; bracts deciduous, lanceolate, 2 mm. long, 0·5 mm. wide.. Calyx densely puberulous and covered with dark gland-dots; tube 1·5 mm. long; lobes lanceolate, 2·5–4 mm. long, the lowest the longest, the upper pair joined only at the base or for ± two-thirds of their length.. Standard yellow, obovate, 8 mm. long, 5·5 mm. wide, puberulous and glandular; wings yellow; keel pale greenish-yellow.. Immature pods oblanceolate-oblong, falcate, ± 1·4 cm. long, 4·5 mm. wide, densely pubescent and with longer hairs and dense dark red glands.
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Leaflets 3, pale beneath, 1.1–3.6 × 0.5–2.8 cm, elliptic or elliptic-rhombic, acute at the apex, rounded at the base, appressed puberulous with minute fasciculate or pseudostellate hairs of characteristic appearance, together with dark gland dots on both surfaces; venation raised beneath; petiole 0.8–4.5 cm long; rhachis 1–7 mm long; petiolules 1–1.5 mm long; stipules 4–5 × 0.8 mm, lanceolate.
Calyx densely puberulous and covered with dark gland dots; tube 1.5 mm long; lobes 2.5–4 mm long, lanceolate, the lowest the longest, the upper pair joined only at the base or for ± two-thirds of their length.
Inflorescences axillary; rhachis 3–8 cm long; peduncle 1–4 cm long; pedicels 1.5 mm long; bracts deciduous, 2 × 0.5 mm, lanceolate.
Immature pods c. 14 × 4.5 mm, oblanceolate-oblong, falcate, densely pubescent and with longer hairs and dense dark red glands.
Standard yellow, 8 × 5.5 mm, obovate, puberulous and glandular; wings yellow; keel pale greenish-yellow.
Stems striate, shortly pubescent, the hairs usually fasciculate or pseudostellate.
Perennial climbing or trailing herb 0.3–1 m long from a slender woody rootstock.
Immature seeds ellipsoid, 2 × 1.3 mm with rim aril showing signs of development.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Distribution

Rhynchosia pseudoteramnoides world distribution map, present in Angola, Burundi, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517458-1
WFO ID wfo-0000187175
COL ID 4SSPS
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Synonyms

Rhynchosia pseudoteramnoides