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Vigna schimperi

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Baker

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Burundi
• Congo
• Ethiopia
• Ivory Coast
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Rwanda
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Grassland
• forest edge
• thickets
• secondary forest
• disturbed areas

Flowering Times

• Jun Oct-jan
• Apr-Jul

Fruiting Times

Perennial climbing herb, twining, with pubescent stems, leaflets to 50mm long silky both sides, umbels of yellow-green flowers flushed purple, yellow inside, silky calyx to 7mm, flowers to 20mm, glabrous standard 16mm across

Further References

• Mobot
• Af. Vigna
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA