| Author: | Christo
Albertyn Smith, 1932 |
| Family: |
FABACEAE |
| Origin: |
Botswana,
Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
50
Centimetres |
| Height: |
40-150
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Dark Blue
- Mauve - Yellow / Green |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
It
might just be:
Neorautanenia mitis,
Verdc.
Dolichos brachypus, Harms, 1899.
Galactia lugardii
N.E. Br. 1909.
Dolichos seineri, Hermann August Theodor Harms, 1911.
Pueraria rogersii, L. Bolus, 1915. Neorautanenia
coriacea, C.A. Smith, 1932.
Neorautanenia brachypus, C.A. Sm.1932.
Neorautanenia edulis,
C.A. Smith, 1932. Neorautanenia lugardii, N.E. Br.
1932. Neorautanenia rogersii, L. Bolus C.A. Smith,
1932.
Neorautanenia seineri, Harms C.A. Smith, 1932 |
This member of the Fabaceae
was given this name by Christo
Albertyn Smith in 1932. It is found in
Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South
Africa and Zimbabwe,
growing in well-drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex
can grow to 50 centimetres, the vines from 40 to 150 centimetres. The
flowers are dark blue or mauve, bright inside with a greyish
outside. Rarely, flowers are seen yellow.
The genera name from Greek neos;
'new' and Rautanenia is a genus in the Alismataceae family.
The species name after Franz Seiner, 1874-1940, an Austrian journalist,
traveller and collector.
Seen as a member of the
Papilonaceae family.
Tribe: Phaseolea.e
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