Indigofera thikaensis J.B.Gillett

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigofera

Characteristics

Woody white-pilose perennial shrublet about 65 cm. tall.. Leaves usually more or less crowded on short branchlets; stipules persistent, brownish, ± 2 mm. wide at the base and 6 mm. long; leaf-rhachis up to 14 mm. long, including a 4 mm. petiole; stipellae filiform, often up to 2 mm. long; leaflets 5–9, oblong-elliptic or obovate, up to 9 mm. long and 4 mm. wide.. Racemes 3–12-flowered, 10–20 mm. long, including a 2–3 mm. long peduncle; bracts lanceolate, up to 6 mm. long.. Calyx ± 3 mm. long.. Corolla white pubescent outside.. Stamens 5.5 mm. long.. Ovary silky, ± 11-ovulate.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.65
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) -

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 thikaensis world distribution map, present in Kenya

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:500102-1
WFO ID wfo-0000195884
COL ID 3PMQZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Indigofera thikaensis