- Family: Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus: Macrotyloma (Wight & Arn.) Verdc.
Macrotyloma dewildemanianum (R.Wilczek) Verdc.
- Genus: Macrotyloma (Wight & Arn.) Verdc.
This species is accepted, and its native range is Tanzania to Zambia.
Descriptions
According to Flora of Tropical East Africa
[FTEA]Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971
- Habit
- Erect perennial herb, 7–50 cm. tall, from a stout woody rootstock.
- Stem
- Stems several, covered with ± adpressed white hairs.
- Leaves
- Leaflets 3, mostly paler beneath, the laterals slightly oblique, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 1·3–8·5 cm. long, 0·5–2·8 cm. wide, rounded to subacute and mucronulate at the apex, rounded at the base, pubescent above, densely greyish-silvery adpressed pilose beneath; petiole 0·5–7 cm. long; rhachis 1–3 mm. long; petiolules 1–3 mm. long; stipules conspicuous, persistent, oblong or ovate-lanceolate, 6–12 mm. long, 2·5–4 mm. wide, prominently nerved.
- Flowers
- Flowers 1–4 in axillary fascicles; peduncle obsolete; pedicels 2–4 mm. long; bracts elliptic, 1·5–2 mm. long; bracteoles ovate to linear-oblong, 2–3 mm. long.
- Calyx
- Calyx pubescent; tube 2–4 mm. long; lobes triangular, 2–3·5 mm. long, the upper pair joined almost completely to the apex.
- Corolla
- Standard yellow, elliptic, 1·2–2·3 cm. long, 0·8–1·2 cm. wide.
- Fruits
- Pods linear, compressed, 4–7 cm. long, 5–5·5 mm. wide, beaked, conspicuously margined, glabrous.
- Seeds
- Seeds not seen.
- Habitat
- Upland grassland, bushland; 1600–1850 m.
- Distribution
- T7 T8
According to Flora Zambesiaca
[FZ]Leguminosae, B. Mackinder, R. Pasquet, R. Polhill and B. Verdcourt. Flora Zambesiaca 3:5. 2001
- Habit
- Erect herb up to 50 cm tall, from a perennial woody rootstock.
- Stem
- Stems annual, spreading pubescent.
- Leaves
- Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets 1.6–5.5 × 0.5–2.2 cm, narrowly elliptic, rounded to subacute at the apex, apiculate, pubescent on upper surface, densely silvery appressed pilose beneath, hence appearing paler beneath; petiole 1.2–5.8 cm long; rhachis 1–3 mm long; petiolules 1–3 mm long; stipules 5–10 mm long, oblong, ovate or lanceolate, striate; stipels 1–2 mm long, filiform.
- Flowers
- Flowers axillary, solitary, in pairs or in 2–4-flowered fascicles; pedicels 2–4 mm long; bracts 1–2 mm long; bracteoles 2–3 mm long.
- Calyx
- Calyx pubescent; tube 2–4 mm long; lobes 2–4 mm long, triangular, the upper pair fused along almost all of their length.
- Corolla
- Standard yellow, 12–20 × 8–10 mm, elliptic to broadly elliptic; wings 12–18 × 2–3 mm; keel 12–18 × 3–5 mm.
- Ovary
- Ovary 7–8 mm long.
- Fruits
- Pods 5.2–7 cm × 4–6 mm, linear, compressed, glabrous, 6–8-seeded.
- Seeds
- Seeds reddish-brown, 5 × 2 × 1 mm; hilum white, linear, subcentral.
According to International Legume Database and Information Service
[ILDIS]International Legume Database and Information Service
- Conservation
- Not Threatened
- Ecology
- Africa: Zambezian bushland and thicket, Zambezian grassland, Afromontane(upland) bushland and thicket., Afromontane grassland
- Habit
- Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
Distribution
Synonyms
Other Data
Macrotyloma dewildemanianum (R.Wilczek) Verdc. appears in other Kew resources:
Herbarium Catalogue (13 records)
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 16, 2002 | Fanshawe, D.B. [4914], Zambia | K000071770 | ||
May 16, 2002 | Sanane, M. [267], Zambia | K000071772 | ||
May 16, 2002 | Richards, H.M. [2058], Zambia | K000071767 | ||
May 16, 2002 | Richards, H.M. [6020], Zambia | K000071768 | ||
May 16, 2002 | Richards, H.M. [6020], Zambia | K000071769 | ||
May 16, 2002 | Richards, H.M. [12267], Zambia | K000071771 | ||
May 16, 2002 | Fries, R.E. [1012], Zambia | K000071773 | ||
May 14, 2002 | Bullock, A.A. [1032], Zambia | K000071764 | ||
May 14, 2002 | Bullock, A.A. [1032], Zambia | K000071765 | ||
May 14, 2002 | Milne-Redhead, E. [1165], Zambia | K000071762 | ||
May 14, 2002 | Milne-Redhead, E. [1165], Zambia | K000071763 | ||
May 14, 2002 | Pawek, Jean [5968], Malawi | K000071761 | ||
Watermeyer, A. [152], Tanzania | Dolichos dewildemanianus | 3224.000 |
Bibliography
First published in Kew Bull. 24: 403 (1970)
Accepted by
- Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 24: 403 (1970).
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
Sources
Flora Zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
International Legume Database and Information Service
International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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Kew Backbone Distributions
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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