Trifolium africanum Ser.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Trifolium L.
Tribe: Trifolieae
References: [566]

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1991/1993 Heyn CC & Heller D
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Forage [567]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Lesotho [566]
  • South Africa [566]

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Notes:

• Recorded,probably in error, from Kenya & Tanzania (Gillett 1952,ref.567).
  
• 3 vars,africanum,lydenbergense,glabellum (Gillett 1952,r.567).
  
• Zohary & Heller (1984. ref.566) sink var.glabellum into var. africanum.
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:19:44