Aeschynomene aphylla Wild |
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Family : FABACEAE |
Protologue : Kew Bull. 1953, 95 (1953) |
Information on the genus : Aeschynomene |
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Status
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Branched shrub 0,6-1 m tall; young stems densely covered with stout tubercular-based glandular hairs which become stiffer on the older shoots; older stems glabrescent, purplish and slightly ridged; |
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Ecology : |
Grassland and scrub, by streams; 1170-1800 m alt. |
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Very closely related to A. inyangensis , with very similar ecology; also a heather-like habit very reminiscent of Erica, Stoebe, Cliffortia spp. |
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under The International Plant Name Index |
see under Flora of Mozambique |
see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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Record n°63425 |
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