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Synonyms: | |
Common names: | Climbing flat-bean (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Shrub or small tree to 5 m or a liane to 30 m, without spines. Leaves with 3-4 leaflets on each side of the rhachis; leaflets 1.5 - 4.5 cm long, obovate to elliptic, glabrous above, sparsely hairy beneath; margin undulate. Inflorescence of axillary and terminal panicles. Flowers white, 6-7 mm long. Calyx 5-lobed, appressed-puberulous. Standard with claw 1.5 mm long. Pod flat, 3.5 - 7 cm long, thickened and reticulate over the 1-2 seeds. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | obovata: with obovate leaves |
Habitat: | In riverine vegetation and coastal thickets and forest |
Altitude range: | |
Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
Worldwide distribution: | Eastern Tanzania, southern Mozambique and South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
Mozambique distribution: | GI,M |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | Catalebeda cuneilinea (Larval foodplant) |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Thursday 26 August 2010 |
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 73 - 74. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 298. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 388. (Includes a picture). 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 67. |
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