Tephrosia albissima H.M.L.Forbes

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Tephrosia

Characteristics

Stems simple, ascending or decumbent, branching from the base, clothed with long white hairs. Leaves 1-6-jugate, 2.5-11 cm long; leaflets obovate-cuneate, retuse, mucronate, glabrous above, pilose below, 2.5-5.5 cm long, 0.8-2.2 cm broad. Stipules broad, ovate, 5-7 nerved, pilose, 0.7-1.5 cm long, 3-5 mm broad. Peduncles terminal, 7-12.5 cm long, flowers almost capitate in a short dense raceme at the apex. Flowers purple, 1.8-2 cm long; pedicels 5-8 mm long, pilose, bracts ovate, soon caducous. Calyx pilose, lobes longer than tube, linear-lanceolate. Ovary with margins densely pilose. Style bearded.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Germination duration (days) 21 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Tephrosia albissima world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:520372-1
WFO ID wfo-0000201556
COL ID 7BQLJ
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Synonyms

Tephrosia albissima

Lower taxons

Tephrosia albissima subsp. albissima Tephrosia albissima subsp. zuluensis