Fabaceae
Calobota

Calobota linearifolia (E.Mey.) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk

First published in S. African J. Bot. 75: 553 (2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Namibia to N. Cape Prov. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Leguminosae, various authors. Flora Zambesiaca 3:7. 2003

Morphology Leaves
Leaves simple, sessile (apart from pulvinus), estipulate; leaflet 10–35 × 1–2.5 mm, linear to linear-oblanceolate, tapered to the apex, ± involute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes 2–10 cm long, terminal on mostly relatively short lateral branches, lax, 4–12-flowered; bracts 1–2 mm long, linear-subulate, evanescent; pedicel 1–2 mm long; bracteoles on the pedicel, slightly smaller than the bract.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Hypanthium
Hypanthium 2–3 mm long, obconic; calyx 4–5 mm long; lobes 1–1.5 mm long, triangular-deltoid, all similar.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard yellow lined purplish, pubescent outside; wings shorter than the keel; keel 10–12 mm long, oblong-falcate, shortly hairy.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod 20–30 × 3 mm, linear-oblong, pointed, continuous over the seeds (slightly turgid), 6–8-seeded.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 3 × 1.5 mm, oblong-reniform.
Morphology General Habit
Shrub 1–2 m tall, virgate, sometimes becoming rounded and rather spreading; whole plant densely covered in very short, appressed to slightly spreading silvery-grey hairs.
[FZ]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46814/11083240

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0