Indigofera incarnata (Willd.) Nakai

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 0.6-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Indigofera incarnata unspecified picture

Distribution

Indigofera incarnata world distribution map, present in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Sri Lanka, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499488-1
WFO ID wfo-0000192313
COL ID 3PM7Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Indigofera ichangensis Indigofera chalara Indigofera cooperi Indigofera decora Echinolobium incarnatum Indigofera cooperii Indigofera faberii Hedysarum incarnatum Indigofera incarnata f. alba Indigofera decora Indigofera alba Indigofera decora var. ichangensis Indigofera decora var. chalara Indigofera decora var. cooperi Indigofera decora var. cooperii Indigofera decora var. decora Indigofera incarnata Indigofera decora subsp. decora Indigofera faberi