| Author: |
Christo Albertyn Smith, 1932 | |
Family: |
FABACEAE |
| Origin: |
S Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia,
N South
Africa, S Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
30 Centimetres |
| Height: |
150 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Blue-Violet - Purple - Blue /
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
Fig-Leaf Trailing Pea,
Blou-Ertjie, Wilde-Pronkertjie |
| Synonyms: |
Dolichos ficifolius,
Harms.
Dolichos robustus, Bolus.
Neorautanenia deserticola, C.A. Sm.
Pueraria ficifolia, L.Bolus.
Rhynchosia ficifolia, Benth. ex Harv. |
This member of the Fabaceae
family
was given this name by Christo Albertyn Smith in 1932. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, South
Africa and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to
30 centimetres in diameter, the vines
to 150 centimetres in length. The flowers are blue-violet over blue to purple
and can have white margins.
The genera name from Greek neos;
'new' and Rautanenia is a genus in the Alismataceae family.
The species name means "leaves like a fig". |
