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Teyleria tetragona

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Merrill) J.A. Lackey ex Maesen

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Hainan - China
• Java
• Lesser Sunda islands - Indonesia
• Philippines
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Thicket
• shrubland
• forest

Flowering Times

• Nov-Dec (China)

Fruiting Times

Scandent annual with 4-angled hirsute stems. Trifoliate leaves, leaflets to 140mm x 70mm with scattered hairs. Axillary racemes to 180mm long with bracts 3.5mm long & bracteoles. White flowers slightly purple at tip, 7mm long, calyx 5.5mm long, standard 6mm long with wings & keel 6mm long. Fruit a flat hirsute pod 50mm x 5mm.

Further References

• Botanicus
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Merrill
• ILDIS
• FOC
• Hermann