Rhynchosia pseudoviscosa Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Rhynchosia

Characteristics

Perennial viscid twining or prostrate herb probably ± 1 m. long.. Stems densely pubescent with rather sticky hairs.. Leaflets 3, ovate-rhomboid, 1·5–5 cm. long, 1–5 cm. wide, acute or rounded at the apex, rounded at the base, pubescent on both surfaces and with rather sparse small dark or pale gland-dots beneath; venation raised and often reddish beneath; petiole 1–4 cm. long; rhachis 0·4–1·4 cm. long; petiolules 1–2·5 mm. long; stipules oblong or ovate, 4–6 mm. long, 2·5 mm. wide, acute, pubescent.. Inflorescences axillary, lax; rhachis (2–)8–14 cm. long; peduncle (1–)4–12 cm. long; pedicels 3 mm. long; bracts lanceolate or ovate, 5–5·5 mm. long, 2–4 mm. wide, pubescent.. Calyx pubescent and with tubercular-based hairs; tube 4 mm. long; lobes lanceolate, 0·5–1 cm. long, the lowest the longest, the upper pair joined for ± half their length.. Standard yellow, veined with purple or brown, oblate or obovate, 1·4–1·7 cm. long, 1·2–1·7 cm. wide, pubescent; keel greenish, very rounded below.. Pods falcate, 3–2 cm. long, 8 mm. wide, apiculate, narrowed to the base, pubescent and also covered with longer tuberculate hairs.. Seeds blackish-red, oblong-elliptic or oblong-reniform, longest dimension 5 mm., shorter dimension 4 mm., 2·5 mm. thick, sometimes minutely pitted.
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Leaflets 3, 1.5–5 × 1–5 cm, ovate-rhombic, acute or rounded at the apex, rounded at the base, pubescent on both surfaces and with rather sparse small dark or pale gland dots beneath; venation raised and often reddish beneath; petiole 1–4 cm long; rhachis 4–14 mm long; petiolules 1–2.5 mm long; stipules 4–6 × 2.5 mm, oblong or ovate, acute, pubescent.
Calyx pubescent and with tubercular based hairs; tube 4 mm long; lobes 5–10 mm long, lanceolate, the lowest the longest, the upper pair joined for ± half their length.
Inflorescences axillary, lax; rhachis (2)8–14 cm long; peduncle (1)4–12 cm long; pedicels 3 mm long; bracts 5–5.5 × 2–4 mm, lanceolate or ovate, pubescent.
Standard yellow, veined with purple or brown, 14–17 × 12–17 mm, oblate or obovate, pubescent; keel greenish, very rounded below.
Pods 32 × 8 mm, falcate, apiculate, narrowed to the base, pubescent and also covered with longer tubercular based hairs.
Seeds blackish-red, 5 × 4 × 2.5 mm, oblong-elliptic or oblong-reniform, sometimes minutely pitted.
Perennial viscid twining or prostrate herb probably c. 1 m long.
Stems densely pubescent with rather sticky hairs.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Rhynchosia pseudoviscosa world distribution map, present in Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517459-1
WFO ID wfo-0000187187
COL ID 4SSPT
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Synonyms

Rhynchosia fagelioides Rhynchosia pseudoviscosa