Leptoderris nobilis (Baker) Dunn
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Katanga Province, DRC;
Oct 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Sept 2007
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Sept 2007
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Sept 2007
Photo: Jos Stevens
Dry Pods
Katanga Province, DRC
Oct 2010
Photo: Jos Stevens
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Derris nobilis Baker
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Description:
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Scrambling shrub or liane up to 12 m tall. Leaflets 3=4 on each side of the rhachis. |
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Syntypes from Angola |
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Zambia; also Angola and D.R. Congo. |
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Literature:
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Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Pages 79 - 81. (Includes a picture).
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The DRC flora team
(2025).
Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Species information: Leptoderris nobilis. https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=205380, retrieved 2 April 2025
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