Ophrestia breviracemosa
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Habit
Degraded miombo woodland
Kalumbila District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaf
Degraded miombo woodland
Kalumbila District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Degraded miombo woodland
Kalumbila District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Degraded miombo woodland
Kalumbila District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Subshrubby herb from a woody rootstock. Stems c. 4, prostrate, up to 40 cm long, appressed grey pubescent; previous burnt off stems also present. Leaves 1-foliolate; leaflet 3.5-6 × 0.8-2.5 cm, oblanceolate-oblong to oblong-elliptic, acute to rounded at the apex, mucronulate, rounded at the base, pubescent; petiole c. 5 mm long; stipules 7 mm long, subulate, uninerved. Inflorescences axillary, 0.8-2 cm long including 5 mm long peduncle, 4-8-flowered, pubescent; bracts 2 mm long, subulate; bracteoles 1.2 mm long, linear; pedicels 1-1.5 mm long. Calyx pubescent; tube 2 mm long; lobes 1.7 mm long, ovate, the upper pair united for three-quarters their length. Standard colour unknown, 7.5 × 2.3 mm, oblong-panduriform, slightly emarginate at the apex, pubescent outside; claw 1.8 mm long; wings 6.7 × 1.4 mm with distinct spur. Ovary 2-ovulate. Fruits not known. |
| Type location: |
Zambia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | breviracemosa: with a short raceme. |
| Habitat: | Miombo/Uapaca woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia |
| FZ divisions: | W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 30 March 2026 |
| Literature: |
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 26 - 27. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ophrestia breviracemosaAfrican Plant Database: Ophrestia breviracemosa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ophrestia breviracemosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ophrestia breviracemosa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ophrestia breviracemosa
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iNaturalist: Ophrestia breviracemosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ophrestia breviracemosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Ophrestia breviracemosa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ophrestia breviracemosa
Plants of the World Online: Ophrestia breviracemosa
Tropicos: Ophrestia breviracemosa
Wikipedia: Ophrestia breviracemosa