Trifolium elgonense J.B.Gillett

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Trifolium

Characteristics

Differs from T. multinerve in the shorter cuneate-obcordate leaflets, up to 7 mm. long by 5 mm. wide, with the main lateral nerves at ± 40° to the midrib, the absence of any peduncle and the calyx teeth 2–2·5 mm. long, shorter than the tube which is inflated in fruit and seems not to split down the upper side.. Fig. 142/12–14, p. 1017.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Trifolium elgonense world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523107-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212997
COL ID 58PT7
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Synonyms

Trifolium elgonense