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Argyrolobium baptisioides

(E. Mey.) Walp.

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Description

A shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. It has a root tuber. Leaf shape can vary. The leaves are 3-4.5 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The fruit is narrow and 4-6 cm long by 4-5.5 mm wide. The fruit are 2-3 mm across.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,

Synonyms

Argyrolobium speciosum Eckl. & Weyh.

References (3)

  • Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 55
  • van Wyk, Ben-Erik, 2019, The diversity and multiple uses of southern African legumes. Australian Systematic Botany, 2019, 32, 519–546
  • Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179

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