Tephrosia flava Thulin

M. Thulin. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1–4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit

Shrublet, up to c. 20 cm tall; young stems densely covered with short ± appressed white hairs

Morphology Leaves

Leaf-rhachis 4–25 mm long including a 3–12 mm long petiole, prolonged beyond the lateral leaflets for up to c. 2 mm

Morphology Leaves Leaflets

Leaflets (1–)3–7, oblanceolate to obovate, 5–13 x 3–6 mm, cuneate at the base and with a downcurved tip, glabrous above, pubescent with short appressed hairs beneath; stipules subulate, 1.5–5 mm long, persistent and becoming rigid

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers bright yellow except dull brown outside to standard, in ± lax up to c. 4 cm long pseudoracemes with 1–3 flowers at each node and often also with flowers in the uppermost leaf-axils

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx appressed pubescent; tube c. 2 mm long; upper pair of lobes c. 1.5 mm long, united for most of their length, lateral lobes c. 1.5 mm long, lowermost lobe c. 2.5 mm long

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Standard with blade suborbicular, c. 8 x 10 mm, densely pubescent with appressed white hairs outside

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary

Ovary glabrous, c. 4-ovulate; style c. 2.5 mm long, upcurved, linear, flattened, not or scarcely twisted, glabrous except penicillate tip

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Pod oblong, c. 30 x 4 mm, upcurved towards the tip, glabrous

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Mature seeds not seen.