Psoralea polyphylla
(Otholobium polyphyllum)
Fabaceae Faboideae Psoraleeae
As at April 2024, 7 herbarium specimens
South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Psoralea pinnata - Tall much branched shrub, up to c 2 m high. Leaflets 2—3 pairs, up to 3 cm long width from less than 1 mm up to 3 mm. Flowers singly or in small groups or short racemes among leaves, stalks very variable in length. Calyx cup-shaped, c 5 mm long, closely glandular, lobes blunt. Corolla up to 1,5 cm long, usually less, violet or shades of blue.
* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.
Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.
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