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| Synonyms: |
Alysicarpus violaceus (Forssk.) Schindl.p.p. Alysicarpus violaceus (Forssk.) Schindl. var. pilosus Schindl. Hedysarum rugosum Willd. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect, annual herb (in this variety), up to 1 m tall. Stems pubescent, pilose or almost hairless. Leaves 1-foliolate or rarely 3-foliolate; leaflets oblong, ovate-lanceolate, linear-lanceolate or linear, 1.5–11 cm long, rounded or subcordate at the base, finely puberulous and with longer hairs beneath; petiole 2–17 mm long; stipules lanceolate, 0.5–3 cm long. Inflorescences axillary, terminal or leaf-opposed, dense to lax; peduncle 1–3 cm long. Calyx with lobes lanceolate, 5–9 mm long, overlapping and rounded or subcordate at the base, ciliate with white hairs. Standard whitish, pinkish-buff, reddish-purple or bluish, obovate, 6–7 mm long; keel often greenish. Fruit 5–10 mm long, scarcely exserted from the calyx, much constricted between the articles; articles with strong, close transverse ridges which join up here and there, hairless or pubescent. |
| Notes: | See subsp. perennirufus for comparison. |
| Derivation of specific name: | rugosus: with a wrinkled surface (rugose). |
| Habitat: | In seasonally waterlogged areas in grassland, Acacia or mopane woodland, on sandy river banks, often on black clay soils. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1280 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mali, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Madagascar. |
| Malawi distribution: | N,S |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 36 - 37. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 65. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 216. 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 46. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 57. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 60 - 61. as Alysicarpus rugosus Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 61. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Page 206. Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 40 - 41. |
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