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Rhynchosia hirta
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National Botanic Garden, Harare.
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare.
Photo: Mark Hyde
National Botanic Garden, Harare
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Cyanospermum tomentosum (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. Cylista albiflora Sims Cylista tomentosa Roxb. Dolichos hirtus Andrews Rhynchosia albiflora (Sims) Alston Rhynchosia cyanosperma Baker Rhynchosia tomentosa (Roxb.) Baill. |
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Robust climber 2-8 m long with stems covered in short reddish-brown hairs. Leaves 3-foliolate; terminal one ovate to rhombic, 5-18 cm long; lateral ones obliquely ovate, 4-13 cm long, sparsely pubescent above, pubescent to thickly grey-velvety beneath, rarely rusty hairy beneath; petiole 7-10 cm long; stipules elliptic-lanceolate, 1.2-1.4 cm long. Inflorescences 7-35 cm long, sometimes branched, densely reddish-brown velvety. Flowers greenish-cream to orange or pinkwith red or purplish veining, persistent and turning brick-red. Pods twisted, 1.5-3 cm long, densely grey velvety with blue seeds, remaining attached to the pod. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | hirta: hairy |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, northeastern South Africa, Mascarene Islands, India and Sri Lanka. |
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| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 47. 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 71. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 24. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 226. Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 173 - 174. 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 51. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 63. |
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