Indigofera lacei Craib

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Shrublets, 80-100 cm tall. Stems slightly terete, striate; young branches with dense spreading primarily basifixed asym­metrically 2-branched long trichomes, glabrescent. Stipules lin­ear, 5-10 mm. Leaves ca. 11 cm, 17-25-foliolate; petiole 5-10 mm; rachis adaxially flattened; stipels linear, as long as petio­lules; petiolules 1.5-2 mm; leaflet blades opposite, oblanceolate to oblong, 7-15 × 4-6 mm, papery, both surfaces with ap­pressed white medifixed trichomes, base broadly cuneate to rounded, apex obtuse to rounded and mucronate. Racemes ca. 16 cm; peduncle ca. 3 cm, with brown trichomes; bracts cadu­cous. Pedicel 3-4 mm. Calyx tube ca. 1.5 mm; teeth triangular, ca. 0.5 mm. Corolla dark purple; standard broadly oblong, ca. 8 × 6 mm; wings as long as keel. Stamens 6.5-7 mm; anthers ovoid, glabrous. Ovary glabrous. Legume purple, 3-3.5 cm, gla­brous. Seeds cubic, ca. 2 mm. Fl. Sep, fr. Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.0
Root system -
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Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

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 lacei world distribution map, present in China, India, Myanmar, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499531-1
WFO ID wfo-0000200262
COL ID 3PM9F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Indigofera kasinii Indigofera lacei Indigofera simaoensis Indigofera simaoensis var. angustifolia Indigofera simaoensis var. macrophylla Indigofera simaoensis var. polyphylla Indigofera simaoensis var. pubescens