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Bolusia amboensis
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Bolusia rhodesiana Corbishley |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect or procumbent perennial herb with trifoliolate leaves. Inflorescences opposite the leaves or terminal, 1 to 4 flowers. Flowers cream to yellow, occasionally marked with purple, markedly asymmetrical with keel petals and ovary coiled. |
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| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC south to Angola, Namibia and the FZ area |
| Botswana distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 217. as Bolusia rhodesiana 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 46. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 229 - 231. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 62. as Bolusia rhodesiana |
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