Ptycholobium biflorum biflorum
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Habit
27 Apr 2008
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Leaves and flowers
17 Dec 2006
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Flowers
20 Dec 2008
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Leaves and seed pods
18 Mar 2007
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Leaves
18 Mar 2007
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Seed pods
21 Mar 2008
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Full name: | Ptycholobium biflorum (E.Mey.) Brummitt subsp. biflorum |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | - |
| English common name(s): | - |
| Synonym(s): | Sylitra biflora E.Mey. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | A perennial herb, woody and reaching 30 cm in height. Long, thin linear leaves which have a covering of fine grey hairs. Flowers usually grow in pairs, from the axils ofthe leaves, they are yellow with violet at the tips of the wings. The fruit is very distinctive. ll is a flattish pod, light green when young and maturing to a pinkish colour. Pods are characteristically contorted. (from Namibrand website) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie |
| Content last updated: | 22 Nov 2011 |
