Sophora inhambanensis Klotzsch

Coast bean bush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Sophora

Characteristics

Shrub 1–2 m. high.. Young branches, leaves, inflorescences and calyces densely whitish to silvery or golden pubescent, the calyces and both surfaces of the leaflets strongly sericeous.. Leaves with petiole and rhachis together 7–12(–16) cm. long and with (3–)5–7(–8) pairs of leaflets; lateral leaflets elliptic to obovate or oblanceolate, 1.8–4(–5) cm. long, 0.7–l.5(–2) cm. wide, cuneate and slightly asymmetrical at the base, obtuse to subacute at the apex; terminal leaflet 1.5–2 times as long as the lateral ones, cuneate and equal-sided at the base.. Flowers many in terminal racemes up to 25 cm. long; bracts narrowly triangular to linear, up to 14 mm. long, often persistent, sometimes fused with the base of the pedicel; pedicels 5–12 mm. long; bracteoles apparently absent.. Calyx campanulate, 4–6 mm. long, with 5 shallow teeth up to 1 mm. long.. Petals yellow; standard 17–22 mm. long, 15–18 mm. wide, the limb suborbicular, cordate, the claw ± distinct; wings and keel-petals slightly shorter than the standard.. Ovary densely appressed pubescent.. Fruits developing 1–3(–5) seeds.. Seeds subglobose, 8–9 mm. long, brownish.. Fig. 8, p. 45.
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Shrub 1-2 m high. Young branches, leaves, inflorescences and calyces densely whitish to silvery or golden pubescent, the calyces and both surfaces of the leaflets strongly sericeous. Leaves (rachis and petiole) 7-12(16) cm long, with (3)5-7(8) pairs of leaflets; lateral leaflets 1.8-4(5) x 0.7-1.5(2) cm, elliptic to obovate or oblanceolate, cuneate and slightly asymmetrical at the base, obtuse to subacute at the apex; terminal leaflet 1.5-2 times as long as the lateral ones, cuneate and equal at the base. Flowers in terminal many-flowered racemes up to 25 cm long; bracts up to 14 mm long, narrowly triangular to linear, often persistent, sometimes fused with base of pedicel; pedicels 5-12 mm long; bracteoles apparently absent. Calyx 4-6 mm long, campanulate, with 5 shallow teeth up to 1 mm long. Petals yellow; standard 17-22 x 15-18 mm, the limb suborbicular, cordate, the claw ± distinct; wings and keel petals slightly shorter than the standard. Ovary densely appressed-pubescent. Pods moniliform, with 1-3(5) seeds developing. Seeds 8-9 mm long, subglobose, brownish.
Leaves (rachis and petiole) 7–12(16) cm long, with (3)5–7(8) pairs of leaflets; lateral leaflets 1.8–4(5) × 0.7–1.5(2) cm, elliptic to obovate or oblanceolate, cuneate and slightly asymmetrical at the base, obtuse to subacute at the apex; terminal leaflet 1.5–2 times as long as the lateral ones, cuneate and equal at the base.
Flowers in terminal many-flowered racemes up to 25 cm long; bracts up to 14 mm long, narrowly triangular to linear, often persistent, sometimes fused with base of pedicel; pedicels 5–12 mm long; bracteoles apparently absent.
Young branches, leaves, inflorescences and calyces densely whitish to silvery or golden pubescent, the calyces and both surfaces of the leaflets strongly sericeous.
Petals yellow; standard 17–22 × 15–18 mm, the limb suborbicular, cordate, the claw ± distinct; wings and keel petals slightly shorter than the standard.
Calyx 4–6 mm long, campanulate, with 5 shallow teeth up to 1 mm long.
Pods moniliform, with 1–3(5) seeds developing.
Seeds 8–9 mm long, subglobose, brownish.
Ovary densely appressed-pubescent.
Shrub 1–2 m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Sophora inhambanensis world distribution map, present in Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, United Republic of, and South Africa

Conservation status

Sophora inhambanensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:518857-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212092
COL ID 6YV5Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sophora inhambanensis