Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  Gabon

• Locality

  Gamba Complex : Rabi; near Ossenge Camp.

• Elevation

  Alt. 20 - 100 m. (66 - 328 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -1.9333, 9.8833

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Fabaceae
Plants of Africa
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.
Det. Stephen F. Smith (US) 2002
Gabon: Gamba Complex: Rabi; near Ossenge Camp.
1° 56' 00" S x 9° 53' 00" E, Elevation: 20 to 100 m. Open ground.
Herb trailing flat on ground; rooting at nodes; calyx green with white hairs; banner white
outside, purple inside, dark purple in line on upper midseam and as two spots on either side
of bottom of midseam; 2 petals containing keel, dark purple outside, except white at base;
inside of 2 petals and keel white, tip of keel red; stamens white protruding less far from keel
tip than the light green style and stigma; fruit green.
S. F. Smith 1953	llMar2002
with D. A. Bell, H. Bourobou Bourobou, F. J. Mayombo, T. Nzabi	Acc. # 2080132
Funded by Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program, NZP
United States National Herbarium (US) Smithsonian Institution
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