''Adenodolichos rupestris'' is a plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to tropical Africa. The specific epithet means "found near rocks", referring to where the species was initially encountered.

Description

''Adenodolichos rupestris'' grows as a woody herb, measuring up to long. The leaves consist of three elliptic or

obovate The following is a list of terms which are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (a single leaf blade or lamina) or compound (with several leaflets). The edge of the leaf may be regular ...

leaflets, measuring up to long,

glabrous Glabrousness (from the Latin '' glaber'' meaning "bald", "hairless", "shaved", "smooth") is the technical term for a lack of hair, down, setae, trichomes or other such covering. A glabrous surface may be a natural characteristic of all or part of ...

above and

pubescent The adjective pubescent may describe: * people or animals undergoing puberty * plants that are hairy, covered in trichomes * insects that are covered in setae In biology, setae (singular seta ; from the Latin word for "bristle") are any of a ...

below.

Inflorescences An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed ...

, in

racemes A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...

, feature purplish flowers. The fruits are

oblanceolate The following is a list of terms which are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (a single leaf blade or lamina) or compound (with several leaflets). The edge of the leaf may be regular ...

or falcate pods measuring up to long.

Distribution and habitat

''Adenodolichos rupestris'' is native to Tanzania and Zambia. Its habitat is in woodland at altitudes of around . The species was initially found on rocks at a waterfall.

References

rupestris Flora of Tanzania Flora of Zambia Plants described in 1971 {{Phaseoleae-stub