Eriosema affine De Wild.

Selected images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View all images (11)

Habit
Lake basin chipya scrubland
Lunzua River, Mpulungu
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Leaf Bottom
Lake basin chipya scrubland
Lunzua River, Mpulungu
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Leaf top
Lake basin chipya scrubland
Lunzua River, Mpulungu
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Flower
Lake basin chipya scrubland
Lunzua River, Mpulungu
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Pods
Lake basin chipya scrubland
Lunzua River, Mpulungu
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman

Specimen citations: Display citations Detailed records: Display species records QDS maps by: Google Maps Point records by Google Maps

Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)

Synonyms:
Common names:
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Erect branched perennial, 0.5-1.8 m. Branches blackish and rigid, greyish pubescent when young. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets elliptic to obovate-oblong, 4-8 cm long, green and sparsely pubescent above, densely silvery tomentose below with prominent veining and numerous small orange glands present. Flowers in numerous axillary, paniculate clusters, often on leafless branches, bright yellow with reddish-brown on the outside of the standard. Pods elliptic-oblong, up to 3-1.2 cm, densely matted with yellowish or silvery-grey hairs and numerous small glands.
Type location:	DRC, Katanga
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	affine: related to or allied to
Habitat:
Altitude range:
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	N,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Cb,N,C,Lk
Growth form(s):	Shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Monday 24 October 2022
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 157. Coates Palgrave, M. (1989). Guide to the trees and shrubs of the Mukuvisi Woodlands ?publisher. Page 37. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 220. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 247. Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 215 - 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 48.

Other sources of information about Eriosema affine:

Our websites:

Flora of Malawi: Eriosema affine
Flora of Zimbabwe: Eriosema affine

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eriosema affine
African Plant Database: Eriosema affine
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eriosema affine
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eriosema affine
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Eriosema affine
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Eriosema affine
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eriosema affine
JSTOR Plant Science: Eriosema affine
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eriosema affine
Plants of the World Online: Eriosema affine
Tropicos: Eriosema affine
Wikipedia: Eriosema affine