Droogmansia pteropus (Baker) De Wild.[Agg]
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park
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Synonyms:
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Dolichos pteropus Baker
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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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. |
Notes:
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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:
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In woodland, grassland, vlei edges and disturbed habitats. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Angola, Burundi, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Malawi distribution:
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N,C |
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Spot characters:
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Content last updated: |
Wednesday 29 August 2018 |
Literature:
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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
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Malawi: Species information: Droogmansia pteropus. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=177960, retrieved 23 March 2023
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