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Macroptilium atropurpureum
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Picture: Bart Wursten
Nyanga to Mutare Rd nr Grange Rd turnoff
Picture: Bart Wursten
Nyanga to Mutare Rd nr Grange Rd turnoff
Picture: Bart Wursten
Nyanga to Mutare Rd nr Grange Rd turnoff
Picture: Bart Wursten
Goldenstairs Road, Thornpark Estate
Picture: Mark Hyde
Near main house, Canonkopje Crane and Game Sanctuary
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| Synonyms: |
Phaseolus atropurpureus DC. |
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| Description: | Creeping perennial, ± densely hairy. Leaflets ± broadly ovate or rhombic, 1.5-5 × 1.5-5 cm, the laterals often lobed on the outer side. Inflorescences lax, long-pedunculate, erect. Corolla 17-20 mm; wings blackish-purple. Pod 6-9 × 0.4 cm, densely appressed-pubescent, c.12-15-seeded. | |
| Notes: | ||
| Derivation of specific name: | atropurpureum: dark purple | |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Dec | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native of tropical America. | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Literature: |
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 159 - 160. 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 49. |
Other sources of information about Macroptilium atropurpureum:
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Flora of Botswana: Macroptilium atropurpureumFlora of Malawi: cultivated Macroptilium atropurpureum
Flora of Mozambique: Macroptilium atropurpureum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Macroptilium atropurpureum
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Macroptilium atropurpureum
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Macroptilium atropurpureumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Macroptilium atropurpureum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Macroptilium atropurpureum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Macroptilium atropurpureum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Macroptilium atropurpureum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Macroptilium atropurpureum
JSTOR Plant Science: Macroptilium atropurpureum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Macroptilium atropurpureum
Plants of the World Online: Macroptilium atropurpureum
Tropicos: Macroptilium atropurpureum
Wikipedia: Macroptilium atropurpureum
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