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Synonyms: |
Abrus acutifolius Blume ex Miq. Abrus precatorius L. var. villosula Miq. Abrus schimperi Baker Abrus schimperi Baker subsp. africanus (Vatke) Verdc. Abrus schimperi Baker subsp. oblongus Verdc. Hoepfneria africana Vatke |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Woody shrub up to c. 3.5 m tall. Leaves with 7-17 pairs of leaflets; leaflets oblong. Inflorescences terminal and in the upper axils, variable in length, 2-26 cm long. Corolla cream, yellow, pale purple, mauve, blue or light violet, wings usually darker than the standard, 8-14 mm long. Pods oblong to oblanceolate, 5.4-8 cm long, somewhat woody and more or less conspicuously tuberculate. |
Type location: |
India |
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Habitat: | On stony river banks, hill slopes and in riverine thickets. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 300 - 1260 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Benin, Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Gabon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, India, southeastern China and the Andaman Islands. Introduced i |
National distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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Endemic status: | |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Monday 29 February 2016 |
Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Pages 213 - 215. as Abrus schimperi subsp. africanus and subsp oblongus Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 278. as Abrus schimperi subsp. africanus (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 216. as Abrus schimperi subsp. africanus and subsp oblongus Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 247. as Abrus schimperi subsp. africanus and subsp oblongus 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. as Abrus schimperi subsp. africanus and subsp oblongus |
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