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Abrus schimperi
oblongus
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Mazowe River, Maramba CL
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mazowe River, Maramba CL
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mazowe River, Maramba CL
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mazowe River, Maramba CL
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mazowe River, Maramba CL
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mazowe River, Maramba CL
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Woody shrub up to c. 3.5 m tall. Leaves with 10-17 pairs of leaflets; leaflets oblong. Inflorescences terminal and in the upper axils, 2-8 cm long, not more than 1.5 times the length of the subtending leaves. Corolla cream, yellow, pale purple, mauve, blue or light violet, wings usually darker than the standard, 8-14 mm long. Pods oblong to oblanceolate, 5.4-8 cm long, somewhat woody and inconspicuously tuberculate. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | schimperi: named after Wilhelm Schimper, explorer and collector, particularly in Ethiopia. |
| Habitat: | On stony river banks, hill slopes and in riverine thickets. |
| Altitude range: | 600 - 1250 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | This subspecies only known from Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 29 February 2016 |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Pages 213 - 215. 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 247. 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. |
Other sources of information about Abrus schimperi subsp. oblongus:
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Flora of Malawi: Abrus schimperi subsp. oblongusFlora of Zimbabwe: Abrus schimperi subsp. oblongus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Abrus schimperiAfrican Plant Database: Abrus schimperi
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Abrus schimperi
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Abrus schimperi
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Abrus schimperi
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Abrus schimperi
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Abrus schimperi
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Abrus schimperi
JSTOR Plant Science: Abrus schimperi
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Abrus schimperi
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Abrus schimperi
Plants of the World Online: Abrus schimperi
Tropicos: Abrus schimperi
Wikipedia: Abrus schimperi
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