Indigofera swaziensis Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Softly woody shrub up to 3 m. tall much resembling I. emarginella.. The stems seem usually to persist, not dying back to ground level annually.. Leaflets 9–19, up to 18 mm. long and 10 mm. wide, usually more densely strigulose-pubescent than those of I. emarginella.. Racemes usually longer than the subtending leaf, with a peduncle of 3–4 cm.. Calyx-lobes distinctly pointed, the lower ones at least usually as long as the tube.. Standard somewhat persistent.. Stamens 3–6 mm. long.. Pod up to 35 mm. long, strigulose with brownish or brownish and white hairs, ± 10-seeded; endocarp strongly spotted.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

Usage

Uses animal food material medicinal
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 -

Images

Habit

Indigofera swaziensis habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Indigofera swaziensis leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Indigofera swaziensis flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Indigofera swaziensis world distribution map, present in Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Sudan, Thailand, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:500068-1
WFO ID wfo-0000195701
COL ID 3PMPY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Indigofera swaziensis Indigofera perplexa Indigofera swaziensis subsp. swaziensis

Lower taxons

Indigofera swaziensis var. swaziensis