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Alysicarpus hochstetteri

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Identification
Isotype of Alysicarpus hochstetteri A.Rich. [family FABACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Alysicarpus glumaceus (Vahl) DC [family FABACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Alysicarpus glumaceus
  • Alysicarpus rugosus
  • Alysicarpus violaceus
  • Akylopsis suaveolens
  • Alysicarpus hochstetteri

Flora

Entry for ALYSICARPUS glumaceus (Vahl.) DC. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin (Acacia by M. Thulin, A. S. Hassan & B. T. Styles) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
ALYSICARPUS glumaceus (Vahl.) DC. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], (1825).
ALYSICARPUS hochstetteri A. Rich. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], (1847).
Information
Erect to decumbent annual, 0.15–1.5 m tall, often somewhat woody at the base; stems pubescent to pilose. Leaflets oblong to linear, 1–12.5 x 0.2–1.6 cm, slightly reticulate on both sides, puberulous and with longer hairs beneath; margins ciliate. Racemes terminal and leaf-opposed, usually elongate and ± lax. Calyx 5–7 mm long, much longer than the first article of the pod, ciliate with white hairs or glabrous; lobes lanceolate, not or slightly overlapping. Standard 5–6 mm long, pink to red. Pod up to 1.5 cm long, much constricted between the 4–7 articles; articles 1.5–2 x 2–3 mm, with strong close transverse ridges, puberulous.

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