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Entada arenaria
arenaria
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| Synonyms: |
Entada nana Harms subsp. nana Entadopsis nana (Harms) Gilbert & Boutique |
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| Description: |
Suffrutex subshrub with annual stems up to 1 m, growing from a strong perennial rootstock. Leaves with 2-4 pairs of pinnae; leaflets 7-13 pairs per pinna, 2-3.5 cm long, narrowly oblong to ovate oblong, very asymmetrical at the base, more or less pubescent, particularly on the midrib below. Flowers in axillary racemes, 6-12 cm long, pale cream. Pods up to 20 × 6 cm often distinctly curved. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | arenaria: of sandy places |
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| Flowering time: | Oct - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | In D.R. Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola. |
| Botswana distribution: | |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 19 - 20. as Entada nana Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Pages 196 - 197. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 215. as Entada nana nana Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 45. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 65. as Entada arenaria |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Entada arenaria subsp. arenaria
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Entada arenariaAfrican Plant Database: Entada arenaria
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Entada arenaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Entada arenaria
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Entada arenaria
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Wikipedia: Entada arenaria
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