Indigofera rostrata Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Perennial dwarf shrub or herb, up to 450 mm high. Leaves pinnate; leaflets narrow, 2-3 mm broad. Flowers: racemes long-flowered, usually at ends of branches; peduncles below lowest scar of fallen flowers much longer than leaves; calyx lobes 1.5-3.0 mm long; standard with brown hairs on back; staminal sheath 12-15 mm long; corolla 12-15 mm long, deep pink; Nov.-Jan. Pods up to 30 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.45
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 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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 rostrata world distribution map, present in Lesotho, Thailand, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:499928-1
WFO ID wfo-0000194948
COL ID 3PML9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Indigofera rostrata

Lower taxons

Indigofera rostrata subsp. namaachensis