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Aeschynomene baumii
baumii
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Habit
Miombo and chipya woodland
Kipemba area, Kalumbila Distr.
Oct 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Miombo and chipya woodland
Kipemba area, Kalumbila Distr.
Oct 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Miombo and chipya woodland
Kipemba area, Kalumbila Distr.
Oct 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Articles
Miombo and chipya woodland
Kipemba area, Kalumbila Distr.
Oct 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Subshrub or shrub, (0.6)1–2.4(6) m tall with erect flowering stems from a thick woody rootstock; stems glabrous to covered with tubercular-based hairs; Leaves 8–20(32)-foliolate; leaflets 4–25 × 2–13 mm, rounded, oblong or obovate-oblong, sometimes ciliate and often with translucent marginal glands, entire or crenulate, glabrous; petiole and rhachis together 1–6 cm long, with indumentum like the stems; inflorescences axillary or terminal, ample, racemose or paniculate; calyx glabrous to pubescent, 2-lipped; lips 5–9 × 2–4.5 mm, oblong, often ciliolate-serrulate; standard yellow or brownish, 10–15 × 6–10 mm, oblong, obovate or elliptic, emarginate, glabrous, wings yellow, keel petals yellow, longer than the standard; fruit of 1, rarely 2 articles, 14–25 × 8–14 mm, each ± elliptic, flat and papery, glabrous; seeds pale brown, 6 × 4.5 × 1.5 mm, obliquely elliptic-reniform, very compressed. Var. baumii differs in having smaller, scarcely crenulate leaflets typically c. 10 x 3-4 mm, while var. kassneri has larger distinctly crenulate leaflets up to 25 x 13 mm. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | baumii : after Hugo Baum (1866-1950), German botanist and horticulturalist who participated in expeditions along the Cunene and Zambezi rivers where he made many collections. |
| Habitat: | Miombo and Chipya woodland, short grassland, dambos and scrub usually on sandy soil or occasionally on rocky slopes |
| Altitude range: | 1500 - 1800 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria, Cameroon and Central African Republic through DRC Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania to Zambia and Angola |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 1 December 2022 |
| Literature: |
Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 82 - 83. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aeschynomene baumiiBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aeschynomene baumii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aeschynomene baumii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aeschynomene baumii
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iNaturalist: Aeschynomene baumii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aeschynomene baumii
JSTOR Plant Science: Aeschynomene baumii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aeschynomene baumii
Plants of the World Online: Aeschynomene baumii
Tropicos: Aeschynomene baumii
Wikipedia: Aeschynomene baumii
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