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Ononis reclinata

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Name

Identification
Ononis reclinata L. [family FABACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by J. Müller (JE), Isotype of Ononis reclinata L. [family FABACEAE ] Verified by J. Müller (JE),
Related name
  • Ononis micrantha
  • ononis mollis
  • Ononis cherleri
  • Ononis parvula
  • Ononis calycina
  • Ononis reclinatum
  • Ononis arthropodia
  • Ononis dentata
  • ononis cherleri
  • Ononis alopecuroides
  • ononis reclinata
  • Ononis cintrana
  • Ononis reclinata
  • Ononis diffusa

Flora

Entry for ONONIS Cherleri Linn. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 2, page 1, (1871) Author: Papilionaceae by Mr. J. G. Baker; Caesalpinieae and Mimoseae by Prof. Oliver)
Names
ONONIS Cherleri Linn. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], DC. Prod. ii. 162. A. Rich. Fl. Abyss. 161; Sibth. et Sm. Fl. Græc. t. 677;
ONONIS parvula Steud. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], in Schimp. Hb. Abyss. 1102.
ONONIS reclinata Schweinf. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Information
Stems herbaceous, slender, 4–8 in. long, copiously and diffusely branched, the whole plant viscous. Leaflets 3, obovate-cuneate, apex inciso-crenate, central one stalked. Stipules adnate, half-sagittate. Flowers copious, axillary, solitary. Calyx 1/4– 3/8 in. deep, teeth narrow-linear, reaching down nearly to the base. Corolla between pink and purple, like the oblong turgid pod about equalling the calyx.
Distribution
Abyssinia Nile Land Schimper!
Notes
Very near O. reclinata, from which it differs principally by its smaller flowers and pods.

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