Aeschynomene glauca R.E. Fr.
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Photo: Lari Merrett
Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: between rocks and Peter's dambo road
Photo: Lari Merrett
Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: between rocks and Peter's dambo road
Photo: Lari Merrett
Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: between rocks and Peter's dambo road
Photo: Lari Merrett
Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: between rocks and Peter's dambo road
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Description:
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Erect subshrub, stems 10-40 cm tall, from woody rootstock, usually flowering after burns. Stems at first with tubercular-based hairs, later ± glabrous. Leaves 12-24 foliolate. Stipules appendaged at base. Inflorescences axillary, several- to 10-flowered, sometimes branched. Bracts persistent or tardily dehiscent. Articles of fruit glabrous. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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glauca (glaucous): light sea-green |
Flowering time: | Sep |
Worldwide distribution:
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Regional: Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique; DR Congo, Tanzania |
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Literature:
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Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 95.
Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Page 96.
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