Entada nana var. plurijuga Brenan, Kew Bull. 20(3): 372. 1966.

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Entada nana var. plurijuga Brenan, Kew Bull. 20(3): 372. 1966.

Type.

ZAMBIA. Abercorn District , Inono Valley, 1 km from Mpulungu Road, H.M. Richards 2278 (holotype: K [K000232133]) .

Description.

Young stems and leaves with grey to golden hairs. Pinnae 3-10 pairs per leaf. Leaflets (10-)11-24 pairs per pinna, (1-)1.6-2.7 × 0.4-0.7 cm. Calyx sometimes sparsely hairy.

Distribution.

Zambia.

Habitat and ecology.

Similar to var. Entada bacillaris bacillaris , though Brenan (1970, p. 19) also noted Entada plurijuga var. plurijuga sometimes occurs on sandy soils; 1220-1740 m alt. Additionally, Lungu (1995, p. 38) stated that var. Entada plurijuga plurijuga has also been found on deep, well-drained soils on the edges of Miombo woodland and river valleys.

Note.

Brenan (1966, 1970) expressed uncertainty about the status and placement of this taxon, citing the possibility that it might represent a putative hybrid between var. Entada bacillaris bacillaris and E. abyssinica or be better placed as a variety of E. chrysostachys , stating that it differs from the latter only in its more numerous pinnae and longer stipe to the fruit ( Brenan 1970, p. 19).