Indigofera omariana J.B.Gillett

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Annual, with prostrate white pubescent branches.. Stipules filiform, 1.5–2 mm. long; leaf-rhachis pubescent, extending 0.5–1 mm. beyond the lateral leaflets, in all 5–14 mm. long, including the 1–2 mm. petiole; leaflets 3–9, elliptic-oblong, the terminal cuneate, up to 5 mm. long and 2 mm. wide, appressed strigulose on both surfaces.. Raceme 2–4-flowered; rhachis filiform, almost glabrous, 13–18 mm. long, including the peduncle of 9–11 mm.; pedicels 0.5–1 mm. long.. Calyx pilose, ± 1 mm. long including a tube of 0.4 mm.; lobes cylindrical towards the tip.. Corolla pubescent outside.. Stamens 3–3.5 mm. long.. Style 1 mm. long.. Pod erect, somewhat curved, beaked at the apex, flat, bullate over the seeds, 9–10 mm. long, ± 2 mm. wide and 0.4 mm. thick, appressed strigulose, 3–6-seeded.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

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Usage

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Cultivation

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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 omariana world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499752-1
WFO ID wfo-0000194102
COL ID 3PMFQ
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Indigofera omariana