Indigofera mwanzae J.B.Gillett

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Annual branching herb ± 20 cm. tall; branches pilose.. Stipules linear, 2–4 mm. long; rhachis pilose, 7–12 mm. long, including a petiole of 2–3 mm., prolonged some 2 mm. beyond the lateral leaflets; leaflets 3–7, narrowly elliptic-oblong, ± 7 mm. long and 2 mm. wide, strigose beneath, pilose above, the margins and the tip when young somewhat glutinous.. Racemes 2-flowered; peduncle slender, glabrous, 9–15 mm. long; bracts very caducous; pedicels pilose, ± 1 mm. long.. Calyx pilose, 1.8 mm. long, divided to the middle; lobes with subulate glandular tips.. Corolla puberulous outside.. Stamens ± 4 mm. long.. Pod markedly flattened, 14–16 mm. long, 1.6 mm. wide, 0.9 mm. thick, sparsely strigose, 11–12-seeded; endocarp spotted.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Indigofera mwanzae world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499704-1
WFO ID wfo-0000193871
COL ID 6MW8W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Indigofera mwanzae