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Trifolium simense
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Photo: Penny English
Along road that goes to Juniper Forest, Nyika National Park
Photo: Penny English
Along road that goes to Juniper Forest, Nyika National Park
Photo: Penny English
Along road that goes to Juniper Forest, Nyika National Park
Photo: Penny English
Along road that goes to Juniper Forest, Nyika National Park
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Perennial herb with elongated nodules on the roots. Stems erect or sometimes semi-decumbent but not rooting at the nodes, up to 50 cm long. Leaves 3-foliolate; petioles 1–3 cm long; leaflets hairless or sparsely hairy, variable in shape, narrowly cuneate-oblong, c. 1 cm long on the lower leaves, linear-lanceolate, up to 6 cm long, on the upper leaves; margins with well-marked, subulate teeth; stipules ending in bristly points, hairy at the margins. Inflorescence hemispherical or ovoid, c. 13 mm in diameter; peduncle up to 5 cm long, hairy, especially at the top; bracts up to 1 mm long, white. Flowers pink-purple, rarely white; standard c. 6 mm long. Pod 1–2-seeded. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | simense: of the Simen in Ethiopia where the type was collected. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia (Nyika only). |
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| Literature: |
Agnew, A.D.Q. (2013). Upland Kenya Wild Flowers and Ferns Nature Kenya - The East Africa Natural History Society Page 173. (Includes a picture). Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 44 - 45. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 171. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 47 - 48. (Includes a picture). Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 131 - 132. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Trifolium simenseBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Trifolium simense
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Trifolium simense
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Trifolium simense
JSTOR Plant Science: Trifolium simense
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Trifolium simense
Plants of the World Online: Trifolium simense
Tropicos: Trifolium simense
Wikipedia: Trifolium simense
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