Rhynchosia pycnostachya (Dc.) Meikle

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Rhynchosia

Characteristics

Long racemes of cream-coloured flowers
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Petals persistent, rusty red in fruit
Glossy green leaves
Robust twiner
Seeds blue.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests, lateritic plateau. Damp sites in galleried forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Rhynchosia pycnostachya world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad, Togo, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517468-1
WFO ID wfo-0000187232
COL ID 4SSQ5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cyanospermum angolense Cyanospermum calycinum Rhynchosia calycina Cylista pycnostachya Cylista polystachya Rhynchosia calycina Rhynchosia pycnostachya