Droogmansia pteropus (Baker) De Wild. [Agg]

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Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

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Synonyms:	Dolichos pteropus Baker
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Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb, subshrub, shrub or very rarely a small tree. Leaflet elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, sometimes glaucous; base cuneate, rounded or weakly cordate; petiole winged, oblong to obcordate, sometimes nearly as large as the leaflet. Inflorescence usually elongated with flowers arranged in fascicles along the rhachis. Flowers white or yellow, usually with bluish-purple wings and keel. Fruit densely brown-hairy with 1-5 strongly flattened articles.
Type location:	Zambia, L.Tanganyika, Fwambo
Notes:	No less than 7 varieties have been described and the taxonomy within this group is not yet considered satisfactory. Three varieties are known to occur in Malawi: var. pteropus, var. whytei (Schindl.) Verdc. and var. platypus (Baker) Verdc. It is difficult to separate these varieties, particularly in the absence of flowers.
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Habitat:	In woodland, grassland, vlei edges and disturbed habitats.
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Burundi, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
FZ divisions:	N,C
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Images last updated:	Wednesday 29 August 2018
Literature:	Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 48. As Droogmansia pteropus var. pteropus Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 121.

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