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Aeschynomene aphylla
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to mountain hut on plateau above Bailey's Folly, Chimanimani National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to mountain hut on plateau above Bailey's Folly, Chimanimani National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to mountain hut on plateau above Bailey's Folly, Chimanimani National Park.
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small branched shrub, up to 1 m. Real leaves reduced to minute brownish scales, branches instead densely covered in green leaf-like modified stipules. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | aphylla: without leaves |
| Habitat: | In quartzite grassland and scrub, often near streams. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1150 - 1800 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Chimanimani Mts in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 2 August 2014 |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 85. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 216. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 174. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 140. 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 46. Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 83 - 84. Wild, H. (1964). The endemic species of the Chimanimani Mountains and their significance Kirkia 4 Page 141. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 93. |
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