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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 ?

More info on :

see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative

see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale

see under The International Plant Name Index

see under Flora of Mozambique

see under African Plants - a Photo Guide

see under Flora of Zimbabwe

Map

Record n°63414

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