Rhynchosia tricuspidata Baker F.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Rhynchosia

Characteristics

Erect or somewhat scrambling shrub 0·6–1·8 m. tall.. Stems pubescent, and when young also with dense longer yellow tubercular-based glandular hairs.. Leaflets 3, paler beneath, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 1·3–5 cm. long, 0·7–3·5 cm. wide, all acute or acuminate or terminal leaflets tricuspidate and laterals ± bicuspidate, all ± rounded at the base, pubescent and obscurely glandular on both surfaces; petiole 0·5–3 cm. long; rhachis 0·2–1·4 cm. long; petiolules 2–3·5 mm. long; stipules lanceolate, 2–5 mm. long, 1–2·5 mm. wide, veined, hairy.. Inflorescences axillary and terminal; rhachis ± 2–5 cm. long; peduncle 0·7–1·5 cm. long; pedicels 2–3·5 mm. long; bracts deciduous, elliptic, 1 cm. long, 3·5 mm. wide.. Calyx pubescent and with yellow tubercular-based hairs; tube 4–5 mm. long and wide; lobes lanceolate, 0·7–1·4 cm. long, the lowest the longest, the upper pair free.. Standard yellow, veined purple outside, obovate, (1·3–)1·8–2·5 cm. long, 1·6 cm. wide, glabrous.. Pods elliptic-oblong, 1·7–2 cm. long, 7 mm. wide, apiculate, puberulous and with dense long yellow tubercular-based hairs, which are ultimately deciduous and leave a surface with a somewhat blistered appearance.. Seeds dark brown with obscure pale markings, elliptic-reniform, longest dimension 4·5 mm., shorter dimension 3·5–5 mm., 2 mm. thick.
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Leaflets 3, paler beneath, 1.3–6 × 0.7–4.3 cm, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, all acute or acuminate or terminal leaflets tricuspidate and laterals ± bicuspidate, all ± rounded at the base, pubescent and obscurely glandular on both surfaces; petiole 0.5–3.7 cm long; rhachis 2–17 mm long; petiolules 2–3.5 mm long; stipules 2–10 × 1–4 mm, lanceolate or ovate, veined, hairy.
Pods 17–20 × 7 mm, elliptic-oblong, apiculate, puberulous and with dense long yellow tubercular based hairs which are ultimately deciduous and leave a surface with a somewhat blistered appearance.
Calyx pubescent and with yellow tubercular based hairs; tube 4–5 mm long and wide; lobes 0.7–1.4 cm long, lanceolate, the lowest the longest, the upper pair free.
Inflorescences axillary and terminal; rhachis 2–5 cm long; peduncle 7–15 mm long; pedicels 2–3.5 mm long; bracts deciduous, 7–10 × 3.5–8 mm, elliptic.
Standard yellow, veined purple outside, (13)18–25 × 16 mm, obovate, slightly hairy near apex outside or glabrous.
Stems pubescent and, when young, also with dense longer yellow tubercular based glandular hairs.
Seeds dark brown with obscure pale markings, 4.5 × 3.5–5 × 2 mm, elliptic-reniform.
Erect or somewhat scrambling sticky shrub 0.6–1.8 m tall, smelling of balsam.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.3 - 4.9
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Rhynchosia tricuspidata world distribution map, present in Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517564-1
WFO ID wfo-0000187567
COL ID 4SSSF
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Synonyms

Rhynchosia tricuspidata Rhynchosia tricuspidata subsp. tricuspidata

Lower taxons

Rhynchosia tricuspidata subsp. imatongensis