Desmanthus pernambucanus
(Pigeon bundleflower, Slender mimosa)
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FAMILY |
Mimosaceae / Fabaceae |
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Species |
Desmanthus pernambucanus |
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Common name(s) |
Pigeon bundleflower, Slender mimosa |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers pale yellow; shrub |
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Distinguishing features |
Leaves alternate, bipinnate, about 5 pairs of pinnae each with 3-40 pairs of leaflets. Flowers pale yellow in heads with 8-13 male flowers, few fertile, stamens 5. Pod brown to 7 cm long, 4 mm wide. |
