Sutherlandia frutescens

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Sutherlandia frutescens

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Sutherlandia
Species:	S. frutescens
Binomial name
*Sutherlandia frutescens* (L.) R.Br.^[1]

Sutherlandia frutescens (cancer bush,^[2] balloon pea, sutherlandia, phetola ("it changes") in seTswana, and insiswa ("the one that drives away the darkness") in isiZulu; syn. Colutea frutescens L., Lessertia frutescens (L.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning) is a southern African legume. It is a shrub with bitter, aromatic leaves. Red-orange flowers appear in spring to mid-summer.^[3]

Cultivation

Sutherlandia frutescens is a small bush growing up to about 1 m (39 in) high. It is native to dry parts of southern Africa, preferring full sun but tolerant of a wide variety of soil types. It is a tough, hardy, fast growing and drought tolerant but short lived plant. Seeds germinate readily in around two to three weeks and established plants self-seed readily. Seedlings may be vulnerable to damping off, but provided it is in well-drained soil, it grows readily and is not very vulnerable to pests.^[3]

References

^ "Sutherlandia frutescens". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sutherlandia frutescens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b Phakamani M' Afrika Xaba & Alice Notten (April 2003). "Sutherlandia frutescens". Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.

Taxon identifiers

Lessertia frutescens

Wikidata: Q805318
Wikispecies: Lessertia frutescens
APDB: 234626
APNI: 188690
CoL: 9D8MY
FloraBase: 19821
GBIF: 5633333
GRIN: 446528
iNaturalist: 589008
IPNI: 1017425-1
ITIS: 820340
NCBI: 47091
NZOR: b2cdfaff-0860-4689-b8e1-a4339e54e4ec
Open Tree of Life: 611053
Plant List: tro-50273408
POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1017425-1
RHS: 515238
Tropicos: 50273408
VicFlora: a0d9547c-ffbb-4a79-b96f-cfa5fc1071e6
WFO: wfo-0001274560

Colutea frutescens

Wikidata: Q21872480
APNI: 154854
FNA: 220003180
GBIF: 3974950
GRIN: 11206
IPNI: 486831-1
NZOR: 105717d6-9ce7-46a7-be2f-8764141bea25
POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:486831-1
Tropicos: 13049456
WFO: wfo-0001057372

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