Indigofera paracapitata J.B.Gillett

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Differs from I. capitata as in the key; the inflorescence also appears brownish instead of grey, the upper leaves are commonly inrolled and thus appear narrower and the stamens seem to be always all fertile.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Indigofera paracapitata world distribution map, present in Angola, Burundi, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia

Conservation status

Indigofera paracapitata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499782-1
WFO ID wfo-0000194247
COL ID 6MVX4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Indigofera paracapitata