Indigofera microcarpa Desv.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Weed of cultivation; shores of receding lakes and rivers; sandy soils; clayey soils; seasonally flooded places; at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use medicinal
Edible -
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 -

Images

Indigofera microcarpa unspecified picture

Distribution

Indigofera microcarpa world distribution map, present in Angola, American Samoa, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ethiopia, Ghana, French Guiana, Guyana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mexico, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Paraguay, Sudan, Senegal, Suriname, Thailand, Tanzania, United Republic of, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499658-1
WFO ID wfo-0000193683
COL ID 3PMD3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733728
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Indigofera porrigens Dalea tephrosioides Indigofera domingensis Indigofera sabulicola Indigofera zeyheri Indigofera viminea Indigofera microcarpa Indigofera boiviniana Indigofera punctata Indigofera richardiana Indigofera leptophylla