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Synonyms: |
Eminia noldeana Harms Eminia polyadenia Hauman Rhynchosia holubii Hemsl. |
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Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Herb with trailing or climbing stems growing from a woody rootstock; branches hirsute; leaves 3-foliolate, petiole (0.5)1.5-6 cm long, leaflets discolourous, 4.8-14.5 x 2.8-4.5 cm, narrowly ovate to narrowly elliptic, occasionally lobed, appressed pilose on upper surface, more densely appressed pilose on the undersurface; inflorescence a pseudoraceeme or panicle with 1-several flowers in each fascicle, the fascicles often more crowded towards the apex, pedicels 3-5 mm long; calyx 5-10(12) mm long, pilose with silvery hairs, 5-lobed, the upper two lobes tipped with (1)2 pedicellate glands1-3 mm long or glands absent; corolla 1-1.8 cm long, white to lilac; pods 1.5-2.5cm long, densely pilose, 1-2 seeded; seeds3-4 x 2 x 1 mm. |
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Derivation of specific name: | holubii: after Dr Emil Holub (1847-1902), Czech author, physician, naturalist and explorer in Southern Africa. |
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Flowering time: | Feb - Mar |
Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Lesotho |
Botswana distribution: | N |
Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 220. Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 44 - 45. (Includes a picture). 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 48. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 65. |
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