Bolusia amboensis (Schinz) Harms

Leguminosae, various authors. Flora Zambesiaca 3:7. 2003

Morphology General Habit

Erect to procumbent perennial herb (sometimes annual?) 0.2–0.5 m high.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves digitately 3-foliolate; leaflets (5)13–22(36) × 3–9(14) mm, variable in shape and texture, linear, narrowly elliptic to broadly obovate, the upper ones often markedly narrower than the lower ones, glabrous above, glabrous beneath or with hairs along the midribs only; petiole (4)6–12(17) mm long; stipules 3–7(10) × 3–5(7) mm, asymmetrically ovate, ± truncate at the base, obscurely to markedly dentate, with one or two teeth along the outer edge.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescences leaf-opposed or terminal, short, racemose, 1–4-flowered; rhachis (5)15–40(50) mm long; peduncle 5–20 mm long; bracts small, 2–4 mm long, linear; bracteoles small, c. 0.5 mm long, linear.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers 8–10 mm long, white, whitish-cream to yellow and flushed pink or purple.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx 5–8 mm long; tube slightly shorter than the lobes.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Pods c. 25 × 8 mm, smooth, dehiscent.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds brown, c. 3 × 2 mm, smooth.

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Conservation

Not Threatened

Morphology General Habit

Perennial, Not climbing, Herb