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Lupinus mexicanus
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Harare Drive, Borrowdale
Photo: Bart Wursten
Harare Drive, Borrowdale
Photo: Bart Wursten
Harare Drive, Borrowdale
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| Synonyms: |
Lupinus ehrenbergii Schltr. Lupinus pubescens sensu R.B. Drumm. |
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| Common names: | Mexican lupin (English) | |
| Description: | Erect annual or short-lived perennial, up to 1 m. Stems with long spreading hairs over a denser pubescence; leaves palmate with 7-9 narrowly oblong-elliptic leaflets, crowded near the base of the plant; flowers in racemes up to 50 cm, mostly blue, sometimes pink or white; the fruits are pods held semi-erect along the old flowering stem. | |
| Notes: | Introduced as a garden ornamental. | |
| Derivation of specific name: | mexicanus: of Mexico. | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Central America and locally naturalized in southern Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe. | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 223. as Lupinus pubescens 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 49. As Lupinus pubescens Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Page 265. |
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Flora of Malawi: Lupinus mexicanusFlora of Zimbabwe: Lupinus mexicanus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Lupinus mexicanus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lupinus mexicanusAfrican Plant Database: Lupinus mexicanus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lupinus mexicanus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lupinus mexicanus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lupinus mexicanus
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iNaturalist: Lupinus mexicanus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lupinus mexicanus
JSTOR Plant Science: Lupinus mexicanus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lupinus mexicanus
Plants of the World Online: Lupinus mexicanus
Tropicos: Lupinus mexicanus
Wikipedia: Lupinus mexicanus
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