Indigofera pseudoevansii Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Herba perennis; caules decumbentes tegetes parvas formantes, valde ramosi, tenussimi, pilis parcis medifixis appressis praecipue in juventute induti. Stipulae ad c.8 x 3-5 mm, oblique lanceolato-acuminatae, pilis medifixis appressis indutac. Folia petiolis ad 30 mm longis parce appresse pubescentibus; foliola ad 22 x 15 mm, terminale lateralibus paulo majus, late elliptica vel elliptico-ovata, apice rotundato mucronato, basi cuneata, utrinque pilis medifixis appresse strigillosa. Pedunculi ad c. 200 mm longi, racemis laxe plurifloris terminati. Bracteae c. 2 mm longae, lineari-acuminatae, mox caducae. Pedicelli 1.5-2 mm longi, strigillosi. Calyx tubo c. 1 mm longo; lobi 2-2.5 mm longi, lanceolato-acuminati, pilis medifixis appressis albis. Flores vivide rosei. Vexillum c. 7 mm Iongum, glabrum; alae vexillum aequantes, glabrae; carina vexillum aequans, calcarata, margine superiore pilis tenuibus patentibus praedita. Antherae connectivo in apiculo parvo producto, basi thecarum barbatae. Legumen c. 22 x 3 mm deflexum, glabrum, extra laete brunneum, intus immaculatum in loculos monospermos divisum. Semina 2.5 x 2 mm, laete brunnea.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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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 pseudoevansii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:929305-1
WFO ID wfo-0000194601
COL ID 3PMJS
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Synonyms

Indigofera pseudoevansii