Tylosema fassoglense (Kotschy ex Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc.

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Tylosema fassoglense

Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba rd near Altar Site, Mutare

Tylosema fassoglense

Photo: Mark Hyde
The former Gletwyn Farm, NE Harare

Tylosema fassoglense

Photo: Mark Hyde
The former Gletwyn Farm, NE Harare

Tylosema fassoglense

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road to Hwange NP, Main Camp.

Tylosema fassoglense

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road to Hwange NP, Main Camp.

Tylosema fassoglense

Photo: Bart Wursten
Luna Rd, Harare

Tylosema fassoglense

Photo: Bart Wursten
Monavale Vlei

Tylosema fassoglense

Photo: Mark Hyde
New Years Gift Estate, Chipinge district

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Synonyms: Bauhinia fassoglensis Schweinf.
Common names: Creeping bauhinia (English) Gwangwandiza (Shona) Marama bean (English) Mubopo (Shona) Mudamura (Shona) Mutukutupasi (Shona) Tamani berry (English) Umbama (Ndebele) Umdabule (Ndebele)
Frequency: Common, especially at medium to high altitudes
Status: Native
Description:
Large creeper, with radiating stems up to 6 m long. Leaves: petiole 3-8 cm long; lobes 6-12 cm long, separated up to one-third of the way from the apex to the attachment of the petiole. Petals yellow, fading pink, crinkled. Ovary hairy. Seeds flattened.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: fassoglense: of Fazoghli, a place in Sudan, where the type specimen was collected
Habitat: In open grassland and more open areas in woodland. It is often found on road sides.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:Sep - Oct(-Jan)
Worldwide distribution: Sudan and Ethiopia south through East Africa to Angola and South Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W,C,E,S
Growth form(s): Climber.
Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Sunday 6 January 2019
Literature:

Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 86 - 87. (Includes a picture).

Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 50 - 51. (Includes a picture).

Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 26 - 29. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 270. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 57.

Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 213.

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 44.

Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 54, plate 79 as T. fassoglensis

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 73.


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Flora of Botswana: Tylosema fassoglense
Flora of Burundi: Tylosema fassoglense
Flora of Malawi: Tylosema fassoglense
Flora of Mozambique: Tylosema fassoglense
Flora of Zambia: Tylosema fassoglense

External websites:

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


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Tylosema fassoglense.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126840, retrieved 9 October 2024

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