Indigofera krookii Schltr. ex Zahlbr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Suffrutex adscendens valde ramosus, usque ad 15 cm altus; ramulis teretibus strigillosis, densius foliatis; stipulis, minutissimis; foliis, imparipinnatis, 3-4 jugatis, 0.5-1 cm longis; foliolis obovatis apiculatis, oblongisve, 0.2-0.3 cm longis, strigillosis, superne demum glabrescentibus, subsessilibus; racemis axillaribus, paucifloris, abortu vulgo unifloris, folia vix excedentibus; calvce campanulato 0.2 cm longo, tubo brevi, laciniis deltoideis subulato acuminatis, strigilloso-puberulis, tubo paulo longioribus; vexillo e basi brevissime unguiculata suborbiculari apiculato-acuminato, extus puberulo, 0.3 cm longo, medio vix 0.3 cm lato; alis oblique oblongo-falcatis obtusis, basin versus angustatis subauriculatis, vix unguiculatis, glabris, carinae aequilongis; carina naviculari obtusa, unguiculis brevibus, auriculis obtusis infra marginem dimidio inferiore extus appendice dentiformi brevi ornata, 0.3 cm longa; ovario glabro plurispermo; stylo genuflexo glabro, filiformi; legumine subcylindrico glabro.
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Rhizomatous, densely leafy, intricately branched, woody-based suffrutex. Leaves frond-like, rachis up to 11 mm long. Leaflets narrow (0.5-1.5 mm wide), complicate, ± 3x longer than wide or more, leaflet pairs close, ± 1 mm or less apart. Inflorescences wiry, (10)20-40 mm long, (5)10-15-flowered; peduncle up to 16 mm long, ± densely flowering (flower scars often closer together than in var. woodii). Stamens 2.5-3.8 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 7-8
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Usage

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Edible -
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Cultivation

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

Indigofera krookii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499528-1
WFO ID wfo-0000193022
COL ID 3PM9B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Indigofera krookii