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Aeschynomene nodulosa
glabrescens
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa.
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
See var. nodulosa for general description. This variety is almost completely hairless and lacks the glandular hairs on the stems, petiole, leaf rhachis, inflorescences and fruits. It is found at lower altitudes. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | nodulosa: bearing nodules; glabrescens: becoming hairless. |
| Habitat: | Along forest margins and stream sides. |
| Altitude range: | 600 - 1210 m |
| Flowering time: | Apr - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Limpopo, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 11 August 2012 |
| Literature: |
Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 383 - 384. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 216. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 246. Gillett, J.B. (1960). What is Aeschynomene leptobotrya Harms ex Baker f.? Kew Bulletin 14(3) Page 334. 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. Verdcourt, B. (1974). Summary of the Leguminosae - Papilionoideae - Hedysareae (sensu lato) of Flora Zambesiaca Kirkia 9(2) Pages 394 - 396. Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Page 78. |
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