Sutherlandia frutescens (L.) W.T. Aiton

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Sutherlandia frutescens

Photo: Mark Hyde
By turn-off to Geelbek, West Coast National Park, South Africa

Sutherlandia frutescens

Photo: Mark Hyde
By turn-off to Geelbek, West Coast National Park, South Africa

Sutherlandia frutescens

Photo: Mark Hyde
By turn-off to Geelbek, West Coast National Park, South Africa

Sutherlandia frutescens

Photo: Mark Hyde
By turn-off to Geelbek, West Coast National Park, South Africa

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Synonyms: Colutea frutescens L.
Lessertia frutescens (L.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
Common names: Balloon pea (English) Cancer bush (English) Sutherlandia (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Shrub up to 1.7 m tall. Stems densely appressed silvery-pubescent. Leaves 3-10 cm long; leaflets with 3-8 pairs, alternate or opposite, oblong to linear-oblong, ± glabrous on the upper surface, silvery-pubescent beneath. Racemes short, 3-6-flowered. Corolla bright red or scarlet; standard 25-30 mm long; wings 6-8 mm, obtuse at the apex. Pod up to 5 × 2.5 cm, oblong to falcate, inflated, membranous, indehiscent, 8-12-seeded.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: frutescens: shrubby, or becoming shrubby
Habitat: In low rainfall areas with sparse ground over, on sandy soils, often on roadsides and disturbed areas.
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa; also introduced in Kenya
Botswana distribution: SW,SE
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Content last updated: Sunday 26 October 2014
Literature:

Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 12 - 14. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 72.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sutherlandia frutescens
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sutherlandia frutescens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sutherlandia frutescens
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sutherlandia frutescens
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iNaturalist: Sutherlandia frutescens
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sutherlandia frutescens
JSTOR Plant Science: Sutherlandia frutescens
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sutherlandia frutescens
Plants of the World Online: Sutherlandia frutescens
Tropicos: Sutherlandia frutescens
Wikipedia: Sutherlandia frutescens


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Species information: Sutherlandia frutescens.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=197190, retrieved 29 March 2024

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