Trifolium semipilosum Fresen.

First published in Flora 22: 52 (1839)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Tropical Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

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: confident
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Afromontane grassland
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
Vernacular
Kenya Clover, Kenya White Clover
[ILDIS]

Leguminosae, various authors. Flora Zambesiaca 3:7. 2003

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb from a strong rootstock.
Morphology Stem
Stems prostrate, pilose, often rooting at the nodes.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves long-petioled; leaflets orbicular-obovate, rounded, truncate or emarginate at the tip, glabrous above but silky pilose at the margins, on the midrib beneath and also (except in var. glabrescens) on the underside of the lower half of the 2 lateral leaflets, faintly toothed, strongly veined; petiole glabrous or silky pilose; stipules whitish, with falcate-triangular tips usually rather longer than the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence ± globose; peduncle longer than the leaves, pilose; bracts up to 0.5 mm long or absent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers with pedicels pilose, reflexed in fruit.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx glabrous or thinly silky; tube 11-nerved; teeth equal to the tube.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white, pink or purplish-red.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens c. 5 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary stipitate; ovules 3–6.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod oblong, 2–6-seeded.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds light brown, irregularly discoid.
[FZ]

Uses

Use
Forage
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0