Sophora tomentosa subsp. occidentalis |
Sophora tomentosa |
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yellow necklacepod |
yellow necklacepod, yellow sophora |
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Habit | Shrubs or small trees, 1–3(–6) m, tomentulose to deeply sericeous. | |||||
Leaves | rachis 10–25 cm; leaflets 11–21, blades obovate, oblong, elliptic, or suborbiculate, 2–4(–5) cm, surfaces villous to sericeous abaxially, densely villous, sericeous, or glabrescent adaxially. |
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Leaflet | blades broadly elliptic or suborbiculate, base subcordate, slightly asymmetrical, surfaces tomentulose abaxially. |
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Inflorescences | 35–75-flowered, crowded, 12–32 cm; bracteoles 0. |
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Pedicels | 4–10 mm. |
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Flowers | 23–25 mm; calyx 7–8 mm. |
spreading, (17–)20–25 mm; calyx broadly campanulate, 5–8[–10] mm; corolla creamy white to yellow; ovary pubescent. |
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Legumes | black, narrowly oblong-moniliform, 5–15(–20) × 0.5–1 cm, leathery. |
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Seeds | 1–15, light brown, 4–8 mm. |
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2n | = 18. |
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Sophora tomentosa subsp. occidentalis |
Sophora tomentosa |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Oct (year-round). | |||||
Habitat | Sandy coastal ridges, flats behind dunes, among coastal rocks. | |||||
Elevation | 0–10 m. (0–0 ft.) | |||||
Distribution |
FL; TX; Central America; Mexico (Baja California Sur); n South America; w Africa |
sc United States; se United States; Mexico; Central America; West Indies; n South America; se Asia; Africa; Pacific Islands; Australia
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Discussion | Subspecies occidentalis is known from peninsular Florida, where it is considered rare, from Martin, Miami-Dade, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties. In Texas, the subspecies is known from coastal areas from Refugio County southward to Cameron County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Subspecies ca. 7 (2 in the flora). Sophora tomentosa is polymorphic and has a worldwide distribution along tropical and subtropical seashores. The seeds are considered toxic and have diuretic, sudorific, and purgative properties; they are also used for other medicinal purposes (R. A. Vines 1960). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 11. | FNA vol. 11. | ||||
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Synonyms | S. occidentalis, S. havanensis | |||||
Name authority | (Linnaeus) Brummitt: Kirkia 5: 265. (1966) | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 373. (1753) | ||||
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