- Family:
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus:
- Indigofera L.
Indigofera basiflora J.B.Gillett

[FTEA]
Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971
- Morphology General Habit
- A shrublet up to 70 cm. tall.
- Diagnostic
- Differs from I. spinosa in the characters shown in the key, in the inflorescence-spines not exceeding 15 mm. in length, in the less silvery branches and the somewhat stouter pods (2.2 mm. wide and 2.0 mm. thick).
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves 3-foliolate or rarely 1-foliolate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds orange-yellow, oblong or ellipsoid, ± 2 by 1.3 mm.
- Figures
- Fig. 40/14, 15, p. 254.
- Habitat
- Thin rocky soil and over-grazed areas in dry grassland; 450–1900 m.; rainfall 350–800 mm.
- Distribution
- T1 T2 T3 not known elsewhere
[ILDIS]
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Conservation
- Insufficiently known
- Ecology
- Africa: Somalia-Masai grasslands
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
Native to:
Tanzania
Indigofera basiflora J.B.Gillett appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Dec 14, 1954 | Thompson [270], Tanzania | K000392807 | holotype | Yes |
First published in Kew Bull., Addit. Ser. 1: 51 (1958)
Accepted by
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Gillett in Kew Bulletin, Add. Ser. 1: 51 (1958).
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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International Legume Database and Information Service
International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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