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Synonyms: |
Anarthrosyne abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich. Desmodium abyssinicum (A. Rich.) Hutch. & Dalziel nom. illegit. Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc. Desmodium terminale sensu Guill. & Perr. non (L.C. Rich.) DC. Desmodium tortuosum sensu Hepper p.p. non (Sw.) DC. |
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Status: | Probably introduced |
Description: |
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Type location: |
Ethiopia |
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Habitat: | Riverine woodland and thicket, mopane and Brachystegia woodland, Kirkia–Adansonia–Combretum–Sterculia woodland, thicket and dry bushland on granite soils |
Altitude range: | 300 - 1100 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Probably native to Tropical America but in Africa known from Annobon Island, Cape Verde Islands, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | C,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Mc,Lk,S |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Friday 14 August 2020 |
Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 219. as Desmodium procumbens 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 47. Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 5 - 11. (Includes a picture). |
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