Desmanthus leptophyllus
(Desmanthus)
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FAMILY |
Mimosaceae / Fabaceae |
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Species |
Desmanthus leptophyllus |
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Common name(s) |
Desmanthus |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers pale yellow. Bushy shrub to about 2 m |
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Distinguishing features |
Leaves bipinnate, stipules persistent. Flowers pale in a head. Pod flattened. This species has 10 stamens per flower where as a similar plant Desmanthus pernambucanus has only 5 stamens per flower |
