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Desmodium velutinum
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Nhambita (PSP15), Gorongosa, Sofala Province, Mozambique
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| Synonyms: |
Anarthrosyne cordata Klotzsch Desmodium lasiocarpum (P. Beauv.) DC. Hedysarum velutinum Willd. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect, subshrub or woody herb, 0.5 -3 m tall. Stems with dense spreading ferrugineous hairs when young, becoming hairless below. Leaves 1-foliolate; leaflet lamina large, 3-19 × 2-13 cm, ovate to almost circular; apex bluntly acute to rounded; appressed-pubescent above, velvety beneath; petiole 1.5 - 3.5 mm. Inflorescences of terminal and axillary false racemes. Calyx hairy; lobes to 1.5 mm long. Standard violet, lilac, red or blue. Fruit of 2-7 articles, bearing hooked hairs; articles 2.5-4 mm long. Seeds brown. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | velutinum: velvety |
| Habitat: | In grassland and woodland, sometimes in riverine habitats |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in the Old World tropics |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 3 June 2010 |
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Other sources of information about Desmodium velutinum:
African Plant Database: Desmodium velutinumBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Desmodium velutinum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Desmodium velutinum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Desmodium velutinum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Desmodium velutinum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Desmodium velutinum
JSTOR Plant Science: Desmodium velutinum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Desmodium velutinum
Tropicos: Desmodium velutinum
West African Plants database: Desmodium velutinum
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