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| Synonyms: |
Vigna punctata Micheli |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Flowers probably always occurring before the leaves direct from the woody rootstock but inflorescences can be found on leafy shoots. Leaflets glabrous or slightly pubescent beneath. Corolla pink or purple, very rarely white. Pods often shorter than in subsp. bussei. (Source: JSTOR) |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | punctatus: marked with dots or translucent glands |
| Habitat: | Brachystegia woodland often with Monotes, Isoberlinia and Hymenocardia, semi-chipya woodland, chipya and dry grassland, after burns. |
| Altitude range: | 1050 - 1500 m |
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| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,Lp,N,E,C,Lk,S,W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 216. as Adenodolichos punctatus Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 243 - 244. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 46. |
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