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Pearsonia grandifolia
latibracteolata
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Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
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| Synonyms: |
Phaenhoffmannia latebracteolata (Dummer) J.B. Gillett Pleiospora latebracteolata Dummer |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with prostrate stems up to 50 cm long, growing from a strong taproot. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets elliptic to obovate, 3.5-7 cm long long, densely hairy, lateral veins conspicuous; margin entire; petiole 0.3-1.5 cm long, rarely longer. Inflorescences lax to fairly dense pedunculate racemes at the ends of branches, 5-15 cm long. Flowers whitish or cream with a purple centre. Pods up to 17 mm cm long, oblong, pointed, rather densely hairy. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | grandifolia: with large leaves; latibracteolata: with broad bracteoles |
| Habitat: | In montane grassland, often on rocky hillsides or by streams. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1650 - 2300 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and Gauteng, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Possibly in Mozambique. |
| National distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 2 September 2013 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 225. as Phaenhoffmannia latebracteolata Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Page 180. (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 50. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 60 - 62. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 94. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pearsonia grandifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Pearsonia grandifolia
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