Tephrosia natalensis H.M.L.Forbes

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Tephrosia

Characteristics

Stems ascending or procumbent, branching from the base, fulvous pilose. Leaves 3-5-jugate, 6.5-12 cm long; leaflets cuneate or obovate-cuneate, truncate or emarginate, mucronulate, glabrous above, thinly pilose below, 2-4.5 cm long, 0.7-2.2 cm broad. Stipules subulate, acuminate, 1-2 cm long, 3-5 nerved. Peduncles terminal, 6.5-19.5 cm Long, flowers in a lax raceme, in fascicles of 2-4. Flowers 1.35-1.9 cm long; pedicels 0.6-1 cm long; bracts linear-subulate, 7-8 mm long. Calyx densely fulvo-pilose, teeth longer than the tube, linear-lanceolate. Ovary fulvo-pubescent. Style bearded.
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Growth form herb
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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 natalensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:520764-1
WFO ID wfo-0000203371
COL ID 55CZ3
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Synonyms

Tephrosia natalensis

Lower taxons

Tephrosia natalensis subsp. natalensis Tephrosia natalensis subsp. pseudocapitata