Psophocarpus lancifolius Harms

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Status: Native
Description:
Perennial climber. Leaflets narrowly ovate, elliptic or lanceolate, ± lobed, pilose, golden-hairy. Inflorescence axillary, (sub)umbellate. Bracteoles 8-12 mm, striate. Calyx 5-lobed; upper 2 lobes ± completely fused. Corolla blue; petals white-tinged towards base. Pod oblong, black, 4-winged, 11-15-seeded. Seeds reddish-brown; hilum transversely bisecting the pale broadly elliptic aril.
Notes: Recorded for Mozambique by Gonçalves, in Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot. 5: 102 (1982). This record gives the details.
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Habitat: Forest margins, grassland, moist places and formerly cultivated areas
Altitude range: (metres) 900 - 2200 m
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Worldwide distribution: Nigeria, DRC, Central and East Africa southwards to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe distribution: C,E
Growth form(s): Climber.
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Images last updated: Monday 11 June 2007
Literature:

Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 42 - 43. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 167. (Includes a picture).

Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 225.

Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 64 - 65. (Includes a picture).

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 50.


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Psophocarpus lancifolius.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=132650, retrieved 28 March 2024

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