Indigofera deflersii Baker f.

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit

Prostrate or decumbent herb

Morphology Stem

Stems to 20 cm long, covered by appressed to somewhat spreading hairs when young

Morphology Leaves

Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate; rhachis up to 18 mm long including petiole of up to 13 mm

Morphology Leaves Leaflets

Leaflets cuneate-obovate, up to 15 x 12 mm, both sides rough by hairs with ± spreading tips; stipules linear, up to 4 mm long

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Axis of inflorescence up to 12 cm long including up to 2 cm long peduncle, ± sparsely hairy, green, not spinescent

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx c. 1.2–1.5 mm long, divided to below the middle

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Standard pubescent outside, ± persistent

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens c. 3.2 mm long

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style

Style c. 1 mm long, upcurved

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Pod reflexed, straight, 4-angular, somewhat torulose, c. 10–12 x 2–2.4 mm, pubescent with ± spreading hairs, c. 4–5-seeded; endocarp unspotted

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds angular, c. 1.2 x 1.2 mm.

Distribution

N2; Yemen (Hadramaut)

Ecology

Altitude c. 500 m.

Note

First record for Somalia (S of Laasqoray, along the road to the Geldora Pass at 11°03’N, 48°16’E). I. deflersii has previously been known only from the type, Deflers 384 (Z holo.), a young plant without fruits from Hadramaut (see Thulin in Opera Bot. 68: 95, 1983). New complete material from the type locality (Thulin & al. 7882) supports the view that this is a distinct species related to I. spiniflora Boiss. The above collection from Somalia is obviously conspecific.