How to identify the fragrant flower cliff bean vine

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1. Leaves

2. Flowers

3. Fruit

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Leaves: The leaves of Xianghuaya Beanvine have pinnate compound leaves, papery leaves, and are lanceolate, oblong or narrowly oblong. Flowers: panicle-shaped terminal inflorescences, about 40 cm long, solitary flowers, purple-red corolla. Fruit: The pods are linear or oblong, flat, with gray hairs on the surface.

1. Leaves

1. Leaves

The leaves of Xianghuaya Beanvine have pinnate compound leaves, usually 15 to 30 cm long, with petioles 5 to 12 cm long. The petioles are sparsely pubescent and have small leaves. 2 pairs, 3 to 5 cm apart. The leaves are papery, lanceolate, oblong or narrowly oblong, 5 to 15 cm long and 1.5 to 6 cm wide. Its apex becomes sharp or acuminate. Occasionally there is a rounded shape, the base of the leaves is rounded, and the top is shiny.

2. Flowers

Panic inflorescences Terminal, the inflorescence is broad, about 40 cm long, the inflorescence axis is slightly longer with yellowish-brown pubescence, the flowers are solitary, the corolla is purple-red, and the flag petals are broad-ovate or obovate-ovate.

3. Fruits

The pods are Linear or oblong, 7 to 12 cm long, 1.5 to 2 cm wide, flat, with a surface densely covered with gray hairs. The fruit petals are very thin, almost woody, with long petals and 3 to 5 seeds.

2. Flowers

3. Fruit

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