| Dolichos sericeus E. Mey. |
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| Family : FABACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Dolichos |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Dolichos sericeus E. Mey. subsp. sericeus |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =*Dolichos formosus auct. sensu R.Wilczek, Hepper, non A.Rich. s. str. |
| =Dolichos shuterioides Baker (1897) |
| =Rhynchosia sphaerocephala Baker (1897) |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Dolichos sericeus E. Mey. subsp. sericeus |
| Dolichos sericeus subsp. formosus (A. Rich.) Verdc. |
| Dolichos sericeus subsp. glabrescens Verdc. (1970) |
| Dolichos sericeus subsp. pseudofalcatus Verdc. |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Perennial climbing or prostrate herb 0,6-2,1 m long; stems slender, covered with spreading appressed hairs. |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Forest and derived grassland and thicket; bushland; dry evergreen forest; in elephant grass at forest edges; grassland or grassland with scattered Acacia; scrub; rocky savannas; granit pan; wooded stream sides; etc... |
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S. Africa, Swaziland. |
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Comprises 4 subspp.: [see more in the book] |
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Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. : 142 (1836).Moteetee, A.n. & b.e. Van Wyk (2012). A revision of the genus Dolichos (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae, Phaseoleae), including Lesotho and Swaziland. S. African J. Bot. 78: 189
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
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