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Grona barbata
argyrea
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam nr dam wall, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam nr dam wall, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. subsp. dimorphum (Welw. ex Baker) Laundon Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. var. dimorphum (Welw. ex Baker) B.G. Schub. Desmodium dimorphum Welw. ex Baker Desmodium dimorphum Welw. ex Baker var. argyreum Welw. ex Baker |
| Common names: | Chinzungunzungu (Shona) Hazviere (Shona) Zanzi (Shona) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect or procumbent perennial herb. Leaves simple or 3-foliolate, often on the same plant. Leaflets elliptic-oblong to ovate. All parts densely hairy. Inflorescences terminal and axillary. Flowers deflexed on long pedicels, blue to mauve, often with darker purple spots inside. Fruits in 3-6 articles; margin straight on one side, curved on the other. |
| Notes: | The distinction between var. dimorphum and var. argyrea is no longer recognized. All material in the region is now considered as var. argyrea. |
| Derivation of specific name: | barbata: with tufts of hairs, bearded |
| Habitat: | In grassland, woodland, in sandy soil along roadsides, and in old cultivation. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1900 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, Nigeria, Cameroon, DRC, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Madagascar. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 157. as Desmodium barbatum var. dimorphum (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 20. as Desmodium barbatum var. dimorphum Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 13. as Desmodium barbatum var. argyreum Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 67. as Desmodium barbatum var. dimorphum Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 219. as Desmodium barbatum var. dimorphum and var. argyreum 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 47. as Desmodium barbatum var. dimorphum and var. argyreum Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 59. as Desmodium barbatum var. dimorphum, var. argyreum and var. procumbens Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 64. as Desmodium barbatum var. dimorphum Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Pages 97 - 98. as Desmodium barbatum var. dimorphum Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 23 - 24. as Desmodium barbatum var. dimorphum and var. argyreum |
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