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Sutherlandia frutescens

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(Redirected from Colutea frutescens) Species of legume

Sutherlandia frutescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Sutherlandia
Species: S. frutescens
Binomial name
Sutherlandia frutescens
(L.) R.Br.

Sutherlandia frutescens (cancer bush, balloon pea, Cape Blader Pea, sutherlandia, phetola ("it changes") in seTswana, and insiswa ("the one that drives away the darkness") in isiZulu; syn. Colutea frutescens L., Lessertia frutescens (L.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning) is a southern African legume in the Sweet Pea Family (papillionaceae). It is a shrub with bitter, aromatic leaves. Red-orange flowers appear in spring to mid-summer. These are followed by puffy pea pods filled with an unspecified gas in addition to the seeds.

Cultivation

Sutherlandia frutescens is a small bush growing up to about 1 m (39 in) high. It is native to dry parts of southern Africa, preferring full sun but tolerant of a wide variety of soil types. It is a tough, hardy, fast growing and drought tolerant but short lived plant. Seeds germinate readily in around two to three weeks and established plants self-seed readily. Seedlings may be vulnerable to damping off, but provided it is in well-drained soil, it grows readily and is not very vulnerable to pests.

References

  1. "Sutherlandia frutescens". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  2. NRCS. "Sutherlandia frutescens". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ^ Phakamani M' Afrika Xaba & Alice Notten (April 2003). "Sutherlandia frutescens". Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  4. Hogan, Sean (2004). Flora - The Gardener's Bible. Willoughby, New South Wales: Global Book Pub. Pty. Ltd. p. 1383. ISBN 1-74048-097-X.


Taxon identifiers
Lessertia frutescens
Colutea frutescens
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