Aeschynomene fulgida Baker
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Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Sep 2012
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Sep 2012
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Sep 2012
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Sep 2012
Photo: Lari Merret
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Widespread |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Shrub 0.6-3.6 m tall, Stems covered with dense, viscid, tubercular-based hairs, later glabrescent or practically glabrous and ridged. Leaves 16-70 foliolate. Inflorescence axillary and/or terminal, branched or simple, sometimes aggregated to form leaf panicles. |
Type location:
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Angola |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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fulgida: fulgens, fulgidus = brightly coloured |
Habitat:
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Riverine marshes and banks, seeps. |
Altitude range: |
1200 - 1680 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution:
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Zambia, Angola, Tanzania |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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N,W,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Nw,N,Mc,C |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Wednesday 2 August 2017 |
Literature:
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Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Page 100.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2024).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Aeschynomene fulgida. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=195760, retrieved 24 April 2024
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