Indigofera candolleana Meisn.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Similar to I. mauritanica but more robust, erect or ascending, the leaves often imbricate with leaflets concolorous. Flowers on peduncles shorter than to ± as long as leaves.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Indigofera candolleana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499107-1
WFO ID wfo-0000191058
COL ID 6MVW2
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Synonyms

Indigofera candolleana Indigofera coriacea var. hirta