Psoralea forbesiae (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae), a new species from the Swartberg Mountains of South Africa
Psoralea forbesiae C.H.Stirt., A.Bello & Muasya is a new species of Psoraleeae, Fabaceae. Psoralea forbesiae is endemic to the Swartberg Mountains and is a tall densely branched re-sprouting shrub up to 2.5 m, with bluish-green stems and with most parts covered in small crater-like gland...
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| author | Charles H. Stirton Abubakar Bello A. Muthama Muasya |
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| description | Psoralea forbesiae C.H.Stirt., A.Bello & Muasya is a new species of Psoraleeae, Fabaceae. Psoralea forbesiae is endemic to the Swartberg Mountains and is a tall densely branched re-sprouting shrub up to 2.5 m, with bluish-green stems and with most parts covered in small crater-like glands, leaves pinnately 3-foliolate, linear-oblong, pale bluish-green, semi-conduplicate, somewhat succulent, glabrous, crowded at the end of bare branches on older stems or distributed along short branches on young shoots, petiolate. A description of P. forbesiae, together with photographs and a distribution map are presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b3e6149e82c4737b2367ccc9fcad42f2022-12-21T23:37:35ZengPensoft PublishersPhytoKeys1314-20111314-20032018-05-0199939910.3897/phytokeys.99.2476524765Psoralea forbesiae (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae), a new species from the Swartberg Mountains of South AfricaCharles H. Stirton0Abubakar Bello1A. Muthama Muasya2University of Cape TownUmaru Musa Yarádua UniversityUniversity of Cape TownPsoralea forbesiae C.H.Stirt., A.Bello & Muasya is a new species of Psoraleeae, Fabaceae. Psoralea forbesiae is endemic to the Swartberg Mountains and is a tall densely branched re-sprouting shrub up to 2.5 m, with bluish-green stems and with most parts covered in small crater-like glands, leaves pinnately 3-foliolate, linear-oblong, pale bluish-green, semi-conduplicate, somewhat succulent, glabrous, crowded at the end of bare branches on older stems or distributed along short branches on young shoots, petiolate. A description of P. forbesiae, together with photographs and a distribution map are presented.https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=24765 |
| spellingShingle | Charles H. Stirton Abubakar Bello A. Muthama Muasya Psoralea forbesiae (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae), a new species from the Swartberg Mountains of South Africa PhytoKeys |
| title | Psoralea forbesiae (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae), a new species from the Swartberg Mountains of South Africa |
| title_full | Psoralea forbesiae (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae), a new species from the Swartberg Mountains of South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Psoralea forbesiae (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae), a new species from the Swartberg Mountains of South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psoralea forbesiae (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae), a new species from the Swartberg Mountains of South Africa |
| title_short | Psoralea forbesiae (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae), a new species from the Swartberg Mountains of South Africa |
| title_sort | psoralea forbesiae psoraleeae fabaceae a new species from the swartberg mountains of south africa |
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