Fabaceae
Aeschynomene

Aeschynomene solitariiflora J.Léonard

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 24: 70 (1954)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zambia. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Erect herb or small subshrub with many tufted stems, 10–30 cm. long, from a woody rootstock, mostly coming up after burns.
Morphology Stem
Stems glabrous or with very sparse tubercular-based hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 14–28-foliolate; leaflets linear to obovate-linear, 2.5–6 mm. long, 0.6–1.5 mm. wide, rounded to truncate and mucronulate at the apex, narrowed at the base, glabrous; petiole and rhachis together 1.5–3.5 cm. long, sparsely pubescent; petiolules 0.2 mm. long; stipules linear-lanceolate, leafy, 0.6–1 cm. long, 0.5–1.5 mm. wide, acuminate, truncate, subcordate or shortly unilaterally appendaged, nervose, persistent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers mostly numerous, solitary, axillary; petiole and pedicels together 0.5–1.7 cm. long; bracts absent; bracteoles ovate-lanceolate, 2.5–4 mm. long, 0.5–0.7 mm. wide, soon falling.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx glabrous, 2-lipped, the lips ovate-oblong, 5–7 mm. long, 2–3.5 mm. wide, one emarginate, the other slightly 3-lobed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard yellow with brown streaks, violin-shaped, 7.5–10 mm. long, 4–5 mm. wide, emarginate; wings and keel-petals yellow, the latter not laciniate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods of 1–3 articles joined by a very narrow neck, each semicircular, 5–6.5 mm. long, 3.5–4.5 mm. wide, compressed, glabrous, reticulate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds not examined.
Habitat
Steep grassy banks on stony soil; 2340 m.
Distribution
T7
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Zambezian woodland
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
[ILDIS]

Leguminosae, B. Verdcourt. Flora Zambesiaca 3:6. 2000

Morphology General Habit
Erect herb or small subshrub with many tufted stems, 10–30 cm long, from a woody rootstock, mostly coming up after burns.
Morphology Stem
Stems glabrous or with very sparse tubercular-based hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 14–28-foliolate; leaflets 2.5–6 × 0.6–1.5 mm, linear to obovate-linear, rounded to truncate and mucronulate at the apex, narrowed at the base, glabrous; petiole and rhachis together 1.5–3.5 cm long, sparsely pubescent; petiolules 0.2 mm long; stipules leaf-like, 6–10 × 0.5–1.5 mm, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, truncate, subcordate or shortly unilaterally appendaged, nervose, persistent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers mostly numerous, solitary, axillary; peduncle and pedicels together 5–17 mm long; bracts absent; bracteoles 2.5–4 × 0.5–0.7 mm, ovate-lanceolate, soon falling.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx glabrous, 2-lipped; lips 5–7 × 2–3.5 mm, ovate-oblong, one emarginate, the other slightly 3-lobed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard yellow with brown streaks, 7.5–10 × 4–5 mm, violin-shaped, emarginate; wings and keel petals yellow, the latter not laciniate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit of 1–3 articles joined by a very narrow neck, each article semicircular, 5–6.5 × 3.5–4.5 mm, compressed, glabrous, reticulate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds not examined.
[FZ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Sources

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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