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Macrotyloma uniflorum

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Identification
Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. [family LEGUMINOSAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Data not digitized, Dolichos benadirianus Chiov. [family LEGUMINOSAE ] Verified by Data not digitized,
Related name
  • Dolichos axillaris
  • Dolichos uniflorus
  • Dolichos benadirianus
  • Dolichos pubescens
  • Glycine tomentosa
  • Glycine pubescens
  • Dolichos biflorus
  • Macrotyloma uniflorum

Flora

Entry for MACROTYLOMA uniflorum (Lam.) 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 uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], (1970);
Dolichos uniflorus Lam. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], (1786). [type as above]
Information
Perennial or annual climbing herb up to 0.6 m long; stems pilose. Leaflets ovate-rhomboid, obovate or elliptic, 1–3.5 x 0.7–2.7 cm, rounded or subacute at the tip, glabrescent to pubescent. Flowers in axillary (1–)2–3(–5)-flowered clusters. Calyx-tube 2 mm long; lobes narrow, 3–8 mm long. Standard 0.6–1.2 cm long. Pod 30–55 x 4–8 mm, upcurved towards the apex, pods pilose with an understorey of very fine hairs, or glabrous.

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