Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Leobordea quinata (E.Mey.) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr. trib. Crotalarieae |
Bibliography | Taxon 60: 173 (2011) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | glabrous or pilose, stipules solitary, minute, leaves palmatipinnate, leaflets 5, small, cuneate-oblong, obtuse, flowers 1-2, subsessile, opposite of leaves |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow, red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Crotalaria quinata E.Mey. Lipozygis quinata E.Mey. Lotononis delicatula Bolus ex De Wild Lotononis quinata (E.Mey.) Benth. Lotononis quinata var. minor Harv. Ononis quinata Thunb. Polylobium quinatum (E.Mey.) C.Presl. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |