Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Perennial climber. Leaflets narrowly ovate, elliptic or lanceolate, ± lobed, pilose, golden-hairy. Inflorescence axillary, (sub)umbellate. Bracteoles 8-12 mm, striate. Calyx 5-lobed; upper 2 lobes ± completely fused. Corolla blue; petals white-tinged towards base. Pod oblong, black, 4-winged, 11-15-seeded. Seeds reddish-brown; hilum transversely bisecting the pale broadly elliptic aril.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Psophocarpus lancifolius Harms Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=132650
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Nigeria, DRC, C and E Africa southwards to Zimbabwe
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Psophocarpus lancifolius Harms Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=132650
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
