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Aeschynomene glauca
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Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Feb 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Feb 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Feb 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Feb 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect subshrub, stems 10-40 cm tall, from woody rootstock, usually flowering after burns. Stems at first with tubercular-based hairs, later ± glabrous. Leaves 12-24 foliolate. Stipules appendaged at base. Inflorescences axillary, several- to 10-flowered, sometimes branched. Bracts persistent or tardily dehiscent. Articles of fruit glabrous. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Lake Bangweulu |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | glauca (glaucous): light sea-green |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland, dry-evergreen forest, dambo. |
| Altitude range: | 600 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Regional: Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique; DR Congo, Tanzania |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,N,Mc,C |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 2 August 2017 |
| Literature: |
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) Page 96. |
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Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Aeschynomene glauca
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aeschynomene glauca
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Flora Zambesiaca web site: Aeschynomene glauca
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Ispot Southern Africa: Aeschynomene glauca
JSTOR Plant Science: Aeschynomene glauca
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Aeschynomene glauca
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aeschynomene glauca
The Plant List (version 1.1): Aeschynomene glauca
Tropicos: Aeschynomene glauca
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