Kotschya speciosa (Hutch.) Hepper

First published in Kew Bull. 11: 124 (1956)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Tanzania and S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Papilionaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit
An erect shrub 4–5 ft. high, branching from numerous stems
Morphology General Indumentum
Softly pilose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers large, bright blue.
[FWTA]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Erect shrub or subshrub 0.9–1.5 m. tall.
Morphology Stem
Stems densely covered with bristly tubercular-based hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves subfasciculate on very short reduced shoots, 12–18-foliolate; leaflets oblong-elliptic, lanceolate or oblanceolate, sometimes slightly falcate, 1.3–8 mm. long, 0.5–2 mm. wide, acute at the apex, cuneate or oblique at the base, glabrous or sparsely ciliate, 3-nerved from the base, the main nerve subcentral or submarginal, never truly marginal; petiole and rhachis together 0.5–2.7 cm. long; petiolules very short; stipules lanceolate, 0.7–1 cm. long, 1.5–3 mm. wide, acuminate, scarious, pubescent, persistent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences axillary, dense, subsessile, 1–2.5 cm. long; pedicels 2–2.5 mm. long; bracts ovate, falcate, 6–8 mm. long, 4 mm. wide, acuminate, striate, with a thickened often eccentric midrib, ciliate; bracteoles similar, narrowly ovate, 4–6 mm. long, 2–3 mm. wide, hairy.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx densely hairy, 0.9–1.3 cm. long, 2-lipped, the upper oblong, divided to ± half-way into 2 acute lobes, the lower elliptic, divided half-way into 3 ovate-lanceolate acute lobes.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard blue with yellow mark at the base, obovate, 1.4 cm. long, 8–9(–10.5) mm. wide, glabrous; wings blue, white at the base; keel blue.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 2-locular, pilose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Ripe pods and seeds not seen.
Habitat
Grassland, wooded grassland, Brachystegia woodland; 1200–1800 m.
Distribution
T5 T7
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Zambezian woodland, Sudanian grasslands, Zambezian grassland, Zambezian wooded grassland, Sudanian woodland, Sudanian wooded grassland
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

Leguminosae, B. Verdcourt. Flora Zambesiaca 3:6. 2000

Morphology General Habit
Erect shrub or subshrub 0.9–1.5 m tall.
Morphology Stem
Stems densely covered with bristly tubercular-based hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves subfasciculate on very short reduced shoots, 12–18-foliolate; leaflets 1.3–8 × 0.5–2 mm, oblong-elliptic, lanceolate or oblanceolate, sometimes slightly falcate, acute at the apex, cuneate or oblique at the base, glabrous or sparsely ciliate, 3-nerved from the base, the main nerve subcentral or submarginal, never truly marginal; petiole and rhachis together 0.5–2.7 cm long; petiolules very short; stipules 7–10 × 1.5–3 mm, lanceolate, acuminate, scarious, pubescent, persistent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences axillary, dense, subsessile, 10–25 mm long; pedicels 2–2.5 mm long; bracts 6–8 × 4 mm, ovate, falcate, acuminate, striate, with a thickened often eccentric midrib, ciliate; bracteoles similar, 4–6 × 2–3 mm, narrowly ovate, hairy.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx densely hairy, 9–13 mm long, 2-lipped; the upper lip oblong, divided to c. half-way into 2 acute lobes, the lower elliptic, divided half-way into 3 ovate-lanceolate acute lobes.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard blue with yellow mark at the base, 14 × 8–9(10.5) mm, obovate, glabrous; wings blue, white at the base; keel blue.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 2-locular, pilose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Ripe fruit and seeds not seen.
[FZ]

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