Adenodolichos punctatus (Micheli) Harms
subsp. punctatus

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Synonyms: Vigna punctata Micheli
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Status: Native
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Flowers probably always occurring before the leaves direct from the woody rootstock but inflorescences can be found on leafy shoots. Leaflets glabrous or slightly pubescent beneath. Corolla pink or purple, very rarely white. Pods often shorter than in subsp. bussei. (Source: JSTOR)
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Derivation of specific name: punctatus: marked with dots or translucent glands
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Literature:

Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 216. as Adenodolichos punctatus

Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 243 - 244.

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.


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Adenodolichos punctatus subsp. punctatus.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=132640, retrieved 17 February 2025

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