Fabaceae
Zornia

Zornia reptans Harms

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 406 (1900)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical 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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb with prostrate pilose stems up to 5 dm. long, radiating from a central rootstock.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves normally 2-foliolate; leaflets of upper leaves obliquely ovate, up to 20 × 10 mm., rather obtuse, sparsely pilose above, glandular-punctate on both surfaces; those of lower leaves similar but smaller.
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules ovate-lanceolate, up to 10 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts ovate, scarcely acute, usually slightly longer than the internodes, beset with rather inconspicuous glands, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers longer than the bracts.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx ± 4.0 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals yellow, up to 11 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Legume up to 13 mm. long, glabrous, 5(–6)-seeded; segments 2 × 2mm., without bristles,glabrous.
Habitat
Brachystegia, Uapaca, Philippia woodland in short grass on sand or gravel; 1500–1860 m.
Distribution
T7 not known elsewhere
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Ecology
Africa: Zambezian woodland
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/179886/1593259

Conservation
VU - vulnerable
[IUCN]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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