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Tylosema esculentum

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Tylosema esculentum, with common names gemsbok bean and marama bean or morama bean, is a long-lived perennial legume native to arid areas of southern Africa. Stems grow at least 3 metres (9.8 ft), in a prostrate or trailing form, with forked tendrils that facilitate climbing. A raceme up to 25 millimetres (1 in) long, containing many yellow-orange flowers, ultimately produces an ovate to circular pod, with large brownish-black seeds.

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Family
Fabaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Tylosema esculentum
Slug
tylosema-esculentum
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Tylosema
Species
esculentum
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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