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Macrotyloma axillare

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Identification
Macrotyloma axillare (E.Mey.) Verdc. [family LEGUMINOSAE ]
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Flora

Entry for MACROTYLOMA axillare (E. Mey.) Verdc. [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
MACROTYLOMA axillare (E. Mey.) Verdc. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], (1970);
Dolichos axillaris E. Mey. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], (1836). [type as above]
Information
Perennial climber up to 3.5 m long; stems ± pubescent. Leaflets elliptic to ovate, 1.5–9 x 1–5 cm, subacute to acuminate at the apex, pubescent to glabrous on both surfaces. Flowers axillary in 2–4(–10)-flowered clusters. Calyx-tube c. 2 mm long; lobes lanceolate, 2.5–5 mm long. Standard 1–2.4 cm long. Pod linear-oblong, 30–80 x 6–8 mm, glabrous to pubescent.

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