Indigofera reducta N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Perennis erecta, 15-20 cm. alta vel altior ?, fruticose ramosa; caules graciles, 1-15 mm. crassi, nequaquam flexuosi, teretes, brunnei, pubescentia valde inconspicua et minutissima appressa; folia 10-15 mm. longa; foliola 5-7; lateralia 2-3-paria, glandulis fusco-brunneis inter paria aggregatis munita, 3-5 mm. longa, 1-5-2 mm. lata, oblonga, obtusa, plerumque longitudinaliter plicata, supra glabra, subtus minutissime et inconspicue appresso-pubescentia vel subglabra; racemi 2-4 cm. longi, graciles, foliis longiores, parte infra cicatricem infimam florum delapsorum foliis plerumque breviore, parte florente floribus vix apertis 4-5 mm. lata; pedicelli vix 1 mm. longi; bracteae 1 mm. longae; calyx 1-5 mm. longus; corolla 4 mm. longa; vexillum dorso appresso-pubescens; legumina patentia, 5-6 mm. longa, 2 mm. crassa, turgido-teretia.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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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 reducta world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499902-1
WFO ID wfo-0000194773
COL ID 3PMKM
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Indigofera reducta Indigofera atrinota