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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
See subsp. discolor for general details. This subspecies is distinguished by the indumentum of more spreading, longer and curly hairs. Only this subspecies has been recorded with certainty from Zimbabwe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | discolor: not of the same colour |
| Habitat: | Montane grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1060 - 1980 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Eastern Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 223. 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 49. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 6 - 7. |
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