Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC.
subsp. perennirufus J. Léonard

All images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View selected images

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road above lake-filled open mine, Mt Buchwa

Detailed records: Display species records QDS maps by: Google Maps Point records by Google Maps

Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)

Synonyms:
Common names:
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	See subsp. rugosus for general description details. This subspecies differs in the perennial habit with often decumbebt stems growing from a woody base. The calyx lobes are with brown cilia.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	rugosus: with a wrinkled surface (rugose).
Habitat:	Mostly in swampy grassland and dambos, on termite mounds and in cultivated areas.
Altitude range:	900 - 1800 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	CAR, DRC, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola and South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,M
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Thursday 14 June 2018
Literature:	Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 65. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 216. 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. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 57. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 61. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 26. As Alysicarpus rugosus Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 206 - 207. (Includes a picture). Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 37 - 42. (Includes a picture).

Other sources of information about Alysicarpus rugosus subsp. perennirufus:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Alysicarpus rugosus subsp. perennirufus
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Alysicarpus rugosus subsp. perennirufus
Flora of Malawi: Alysicarpus rugosus subsp. perennirufus
Flora of Zambia: Alysicarpus rugosus subsp. perennirufus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Alysicarpus rugosus subsp. perennirufus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Alysicarpus rugosus
African Plant Database: Alysicarpus rugosus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Alysicarpus rugosus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Alysicarpus rugosus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Alysicarpus rugosus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Alysicarpus rugosus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Alysicarpus rugosus
JSTOR Plant Science: Alysicarpus rugosus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Alysicarpus rugosus
Plants of the World Online: Alysicarpus rugosus
Tropicos: Alysicarpus rugosus
Wikipedia: Alysicarpus rugosus