Biology:Droogmansia megalantha

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Short description: Species of plant

Droogmansia megalantha
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Droogmansia
Species:
D. megalantha
Binomial name
Droogmansia megalantha
(Taub.) De Wild.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Meibomia huillensis Desmodium huillensis
  • Welw. Taub.
  • Hiern Meibomia megalantha
  • Droogmansia huillensis (Taub.) Hiern
  • Desmodium megalanthum (Hiern) De Wild.

Droogmansia megalantha is a plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to southern tropical Africa.

Description

Droogmansia megalantha grows as a shrub up to 1 metre (3 ft) tall. The elliptic or oblong leaves measure up to 12 cm (5 in) long and are glabrescent to pilose. Inflorescences measure up to 35 cm (14 in) long and have many flowers with bright red petals. The oblong or elliptic fruits are hairy and yellowish and measure up to 3.5 cm (1 in) long.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Droogmansia megalantha is native to Angola and Zambia. Its habitat is in woodland.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Droogmansia megalantha". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:493480-1. Retrieved 28 March 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15534370 entry




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