Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Otholobium zeyheri (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. trib. Psoraleeae |
Synonyms | Psoralea zeyheri Harv. |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, ternate, leaflets broadly obovate to linear, mucronate, on margins scabrous, glabrescent, flowers numerous in bracteate spike, calyx white hirsute |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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