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Lotononis bainesii

Authority Baker Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 1367

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A herbaceous legume with slender stoloniferous stems, irregular branched, up to 1-1.5 m long. Plants form a dense pasture up to 60 cm high, or under heavy grazing a more prostrate herbage. Leaves smooth, trifoliate with the central leaflet being the larges. Flowers are small, yellow, 8-23 together in dense umbrella shaped heads. USES Used for pasture and withstands heavy grazing, and it makes a good silage. GROWING PERIOD A summer-growing short-lived perennial with considerable winter greenness. COMMON NAMES Lotononis, Miles lotononis, Creeping indigo, Thua-lotononit. FURTHER INF The species is indigenous to South Africa and can be found in the subtropics and in tropical highlands areas above 600 m in elevation. It occur naturally between latitudes 20 and 34°S. Can be found in areas with rainfall as low as 250 mm per year. Dry matter yields may be between 2-8 t/ha, but in very dry years production may practically cease.
Sources
Grassland Index Skerman P 1988 pp 319-327 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, DRA, TEXT, PH, FER, LIG] Rehm S 1991 pp 421 [USE] Bogdan A 1977 pp 374-379 [RAIN, TEMP, KTMP, PH, DRA, FER, SAL] Bryant P 1973 pp 352-353 [TEXT, PH, DRA, RAIN, KTMP, TEMP, FER, LIG] Mannetje L 1992 pp 154-155 [RAIN, KTMP, DRA, TEXT] Langer R 1991 pp 248 [TEMP, KTMP, PH, FER, RAIN]