Infructescences; Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, P.R. China; 12/2009 © Jingxin Liu
Leaf insertion; Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, P.R. China; 12/2009 © Jingxin Liu
Infructescence and lower surface of leaves; Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, P.R. China; 12/2009 © Jingxin Liu
Identifier: 1878
Date of entry: 06.03.2012
Last update: 11.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Dumasia (1)
Epithet: villosa DC. (6)
Synonyms: Dumasia congesta Wight & Arn., Dumasia glaucescens Miq., Dumasia pubescens DC.
congesta => very close together, crowded, pressed
glaucescens => becoming greyish or bluish
pubescens => downy, slightly hairy
villosa => hairy or shaggy
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow