Indigofera diphylla Vent.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

A spreading herb. It is partly woody.
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A semiwoody, spreading, grey herb
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry sandy areas of the Sahel. It grows on fixed sand dunes. It can grow in arid places.
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Fixed sand dunes in dry sandy areas.
Of the drier areas.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food dye environmental use food food additive material medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Indigofera diphylla world distribution map, present in Benin, Gabon, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Chad, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499254-1
WFO ID wfo-0000191822
COL ID 3PLZZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Indigofera diphylla Indigofera glauca Indigofera diphylla var. lanuginosa