Indigofera langebergensis L.Bolus

Langeberg indigo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Frutieulus, floribus exceptis, glaberrimus, ad 25 cm. altus; rami teretes vel subangulati, foliosi, internodiis 0.4-1.5 cm. longis; stipulae mox deciduae, patentes subulatae rigidae, 0.15 cm. longae; folia suberecta vel patentia, 2-5 cm. longa, petiolo 0.4-1.5 cm. longo, foliolis 2-6-, saepius 4-jugate, oppositis petiolulatis ovali-obovatis vel suborbieularibus, apice excisis vel mucronatis, coriaceis, 0.5-0.9 cm. longis, 0.4-0.7 cm. latis; raeemi laxe multiflori, deinde foliis duplo longiores vel ultra, pedunculis petiolos sabaequantibus; bracteae minutae squamiformes; pedicelli 0.3 cm. longi; calyx hispidulus glabrescens, 0.3 cm. longus, segmentis obtusis vel acutis, dentiformibus, vix 0.1 cm. longis, sinu posteriore ceteris multo latiore; vexilli lamina oblonga, apice retusa, extus sericea brevissimis pilis, 1.3 cm. longa, ungue brevissimo; alae vexillo aequilongae, basi gibbosae; carina vexillo aequilonga, apice vero angustata erecta; ovarium stipitatum, anguste lineare, pluri-ovulatum, stipitate incluso, 0.8 cm. longum; legumen ignotum.
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Like I. frutescens but a smaller resprouting shrublet to 1 m, leaves 7-11(-13)-foliolate and leaflets broadly obovate to suborbicular.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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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 langebergensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499535-1
WFO ID wfo-0000193043
COL ID 3PM9L
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Synonyms

Indigofera langebergensis