Indigofera damarana Merxm. & A.Schreib.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Planta annua e basi ramosa, caulibus adscendentibus vel erectis, adpresse strigillosis. Stipulae lineares, 1-2 mm longae. Folia ad 5 cm longa, imparipinnata, 7-9-foliolata, petiolo 10-25 mm longo, foliolis oblongis vel ellipticis, usque ad 25:6 mm longis et latis, basi subcuneatis, apice rotundato mucronulatis, superne sparsius, inferne densius pilosis. Inflorescentiae dense racemosae axillares, sessiles, 10-35 mm longae, usque ad 30-florae. Calyx ad 4 mm longus, profunde divisus, tubo brevissimo, dentibus setaceis strigillosis. Vexillum 4.5:2.5 mm longum et latum, superne omnino pilosum; alae 3:1 mm; carina 5:1.5 mm longa et lata, margine inferiore sparse pilosa. Legumen usque ad 25:2-3 mm longum et latum, modice, sed distincte compressum, leviter curvatum, marginibus aliquantum incrassatum, maturum obscure bruneum vel nigrescens, sublucidum, faciebus subdense strigillosum, 6-8-spermum, seminibus subquadratis, fuscis.
Life form annual
Growth form
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 damarana world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499211-1
WFO ID wfo-0000191593
COL ID 3PLYV
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Synonyms

Indigofera damarana