Kotschya strigosa (Benth.) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.

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

Morphology General Habit

Erect or sprawling subshrub 0.3–2.4 m tall.

Morphology Stem

Stems bristly with tubercular-based hairs.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves fasciculate on reduced shoots, 10–24-foliolate; leaflets 3–10 × 1–2 mm, linear-spathulate, often falcate, acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, ciliate and sparsely bristly with tubercular-based hairs on the main nerve beneath; basal nerves 2–4, the main one central or submarginal; petiole and rhachis together 12–22 mm long; petiolules minute; stipules 6–10 × 3–4 mm, lanceolate, acuminate, scarious, ciliate, glabrescent, persistent.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescences axillary in upper leaves, very dense, subsessile, 15–20 mm long; pedicels 2–3 mm long; bracts 5–13 × 4–5 mm, ovate-triangular, long-cuspidate or acuminate, ciliate with long hairs, with conspicuous main nerve; bracteoles free, 5–7 × 2–3 mm, ovate or lanceolate, falcate, acuminate, ciliate with long hairs.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx ciliate, 6–7 mm long, 2-lipped; lips oblong, the upper deeply emarginate, the lower divided for one-half to two-thirds of its length into 3 ovate acuminate lobes.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Standard bluish outside, deep blue inside with yellow at the base, 6–13 × 3–4 mm, squarish-obovate, glabrous; wings deep blue; keel hyaline with blue veins.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit of 1–2 articles; articles 3–4 × 2.5–4 mm, pilose.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds chestnut-brown, bluntly trigonous, 2.5 × 2 × 1 mm.

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

Diagnostic

A shrub similar to S. speciosa with smaller blue flowers.

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation

Not Threatened

Morphology General Habit

Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub

Vernacular

Tombokanjeva, Tsiboko, Tsibokoboko, Tsibokona, Tsibokony, Tsikobona, Voananakova

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

Morphology General Habit

Erect or sprawling subshnib 0.3–2.4 m. tall.

Morphology Stem

Stems bristly with tubercular-based hairs.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves fasciculate on reduced shoots, 10–24-foliolate; leaflets linear-spathulate, often falcate, 0.3–1 cm. long, 1–2 mm. wide, acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, ciliate and sparsely bristly with tubercular-based hairs on the main nerve beneath; basal nerves 2–4, the main one central or submarginal; petiole and rhachis together 1.2–2.2 cm. long; petiolules minute; stipules lanceolate, 0.6–1 cm. long, 3–4 mm. wide, acuminate, scarious, ciliate, glabrescent, persistent.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescences axillary in upper leaves, very dense, subsessile, 1.5–2 cm. long; pedicels 2–3 mm. long; bracts ovate-triangular, 0.5–1.3 cm. long, 4–5 mm. wide, long-cuspidate or acuminate, ciliate with long hairs, with conspicuous main nerve; bracteoles free, ovate or lanceolate, falcate, 5–7 mm. long, 2–3 mm. wide, acuminate, ciliate with long hairs.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx ciliate, 6–7 mm. long, 2-lipped; lips oblong, the upper deeply emarginate, the lower divided for one-half to two-thirds of its length into 3 ovate acuminate lobes.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Standard bluish outside, deep blue inside with yellow at the base, squarish-obovate, 0.6–1.3 cm. long, 3–4 mm. wide, glabrous; wings deep blue; keel hyaline with blue veins.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Pods of 1–2 articles, each 3–4 mm. long, 2.5–4 mm. wide, pilose.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds chestnut, bluntly trigonous, longest dimension 2.5 mm., shorter dimension 2 mm., 1 mm. thick.