Tephrosia hockii De Wild.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Tephrosia

Characteristics

Leaves pinnate with (1)2–4(5) pairs of leaflets; petiole (1.3)1.8–4.2 cm long, petiole and rachis together (2)4.5–11.2 cm long, pubescent like the stem; leaflets (3.5)4.5–8(9) × (0.6)1–2 cm, narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate, ± cuneate at the base, obtuse to rounded at the apex, veins prominent and conspicuous on both surfaces; upper surface glabrous, lower surface thinly appressed-pubescent; stipules (5)8–13 × (1)1.5–2 mm, linear to linear-triangular.
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Flowers in dense terminal racemes 2–10 cm long with usually also flowers in the axils of 1–3(4) upper leaves, occasionally with 1–2 short axillary racemes; terminal racemes usually exceeded by the upper leaves; bracts quickly falling; pedicels 4–10 mm long; bracteoles usually present, very short, c.0.7 mm long.
Calyx 9–12 mm long, densely appressed-pubescent with grey hairs; lateral teeth about equalling the tube, lower tooth distinctly longer, the two upper teeth joined for most of their length.
Perennial suffrutex with herbaceous, probably annual, erect, unbranched or rarely 1-branched stems 45–75 cm high.
Ovary pubescent; style glabrous or pubescent, with pencillate tip.
Pods 70–100 × 8–10 mm, shortly appressed-pubescent to tomentulose.
Stems appressed-pubescent with grey or silvery hairs.
Petals (18)20–24 mm long, orange to yellow.
Stamen tube joined above.
Seeds 6–9.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.75
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Usage

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Cultivation

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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 hockii world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:520625-1
WFO ID wfo-0000202596
COL ID 55CVM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Tephrosia hockii Tephrosia aurantiaca subsp. hockii Tephrosia aurantiaca subsp. lutea

Lower taxons

Tephrosia hockii subsp. hockii Tephrosia hockii subsp. hirsutostylosa