Aeschynomene abyssinica (A. Rich.) Vatke

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Lusaka SE 13km., Protea Hill Farm.

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Description:	Erect, branched shrub or herb 0.8-4.5 m tall. Stems mostly sparsely pubescent or glabrous. Leaves mostly fasciculate. Main nerve of leaflet central or nearly so. Fruit of 1-2 articles joined by a very narrow neck, each article elliptic, rounded or semicircular, glabrous or with a few marginal hairs.
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Derivation of specific name:	abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
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Flowering time:	Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Tropical Africa
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 151. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 279. (Includes a picture). 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. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 95. Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 63 - 105. (Includes a picture).

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