Sphenostylis schweinfurthii Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Sphenostylis

Characteristics

A herb or shrub. It is erect and grows up to 1.7 m high. The stems and leaflets are hairy. The flowers are large and yellow. There are 2 subspecies.
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An erect undershrub 3–5 ft. high
Fairly large yellow flowers
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.2 - 1.52
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in open savannah. It can grow in arid places. It has drought resistance.
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Open savannah, high terrace (perhaps along river bed), hollows; at elevations up to 1,700 metres.
In open savannah.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The flowers are cooked and eaten as an attractive vegetable.
Uses animal food environmental use fiber food gene source material
Edible flowers leaves roots seeds tubers
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Sphenostylis schweinfurthii world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Chad, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:519234-1
WFO ID wfo-0000183965
COL ID 4YY3Y
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Sphenostylis schweinfurthii subsp. schweinfurthii Sphenostylis schweinfurthii Vigna schweinfurthii