Psophocarpus scandens
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Photo: Bart Wursten
At Pungwe River along path from from Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
At Pungwe River along path from from Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
At Pungwe River along path from from Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
At Pungwe River along path from from Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Chimokono area near Moribane forest, by path along Musuma river
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Chimokono area near Moribane forest, by path along Musuma river
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vunduzi River below Bunga Ranger Camp, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Diesingia scandens Endl. |
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| Description: |
Perennial climber. Leaflets broadly rhombic to oblate, ± lobed, glabrous or becoming so. Inflorescence an axillary pseudoraceme. Bracteoles 9-14 mm, ovate or elliptic. Calyx 5-lobed; upper 2 lobes ± completely fused. Corolla pale blue to mauve. Pod obong, black, 4-winged, 4-8-seeded. Seeds black-brown; hilum longitudinally bisecting the pale elliptic aril. |
| Type location: |
Indonesia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | scandens: climbing |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout most of tropical Africa at lower altitudes; also Mauritius, Madagascar and the Comoros. |
| Growth form(s): | Climber. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 64 - 66. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 130. |
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BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Psophocarpus scandens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Psophocarpus scandens
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Psophocarpus scandens
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