| Rhynchosia pulverulenta Stocks |
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| Family : FABACEAE |
| Protologue : Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 147 (1852) |
| Information on the genus : Rhynchosia |
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Status
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| Status for NA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Rhynchosia elachistantha Chiov. (1903) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Erect woody herb or scrambler 0,15-1,5 m long; stems densely velvety tomentose with short, mostly rather spreading greyish-white hairs. |
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| Ecology : |
Acacia woodland; grassland; open Commiphora schimperi bushland on grey soil and gravel of old lake shores; clay depression; red sandy soil; 0-1020 m alt. |
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Egypt; Socotra, Arabia, Yemen; India (Rajasthan), Pakistan (Boissiera 24a: 102, 1975). |
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Quite distinct from R. minima by: grey-green leaflets with extremely dense gland-dots which are very pale (not dark red or orange). |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
Bibliography for North Africa :
- Fl. Egypt (Boulos) 1: 356 (1999).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU |
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