African Plant Database


Aeschynomene nyassana Taub.
Family : FABACEAE
Protologue : Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 190 (1896)
Information on the genus : Aeschynomene
 
 
Status
Status for SA : accepted (present)
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Ecology and distribution
Trop. Afr.
Biology : Subshrub or shrub 0,15-3 m tall, mostly erect with several stems from a woody rootstock, often coming up after burns and then frequently flowering when leafless or when the leaves are only slightly developed;
Ecology : Grassland with scattered Protea, etc., particularly at edge of Brachystegia, Uapaca woodland; usually in places subject to burning; bushland; often by swamps, dambo edges; sometimes in rocky places; 60-2300 m alt.
  S. Africa.
  Distinct from A. siifolia ?
 
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see under The International Plant Name Index
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see under African Plants - a Photo Guide
see under Flora of Zimbabwe
 
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