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Chamaecrista absus
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Rocky slopes on left of entry road
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Rocky slopes on left of entry road
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp
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| Synonyms: |
Cassia absus L. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb, to 60 cm, glandular-hairy. Leaves: petiole to 4 cm, without a gland; leaves with 2 pairs of opposite leaflets with a gland on the rhachis between each pair. Inflorescences terminal. Petals 5-6 mm, yellow, orange, salmon or pinkish-red with reddish-brown veins. Stamens 5, subequal; filaments straight. Pod 3-6 cm, flat. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In disturbed grassland or open woodland, also on roadsides, riverine alluvium and former cultivated areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 700 - 1540 m |
| Flowering time: | Feb - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in the tropics and subtropics. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 125 - 129. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 212. as Cassia absus Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 128. (Includes a picture). 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 43. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 71. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 62. Wild, H. (1955). Common Rhodesian Weeds Government of Rhodesia, Salisbury Page 52. as Cassia absus (Includes a picture). |
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