Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera mildbraediana J.B.Gillett

First published in Kew Bull. 10: 575 (1955 publ. 1956)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Tanzania and Angola. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Semi-woody branching herb up to 1.5 m. tall, everywhere densely silvery with short (0.2–0.3 mm.) strictly appressed hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Stipules triangular, ± 1 mm. long; rhachis up to 2.5 cm. long, including the 3–4 mm. petiole, prolonged 1–2 mm. beyond the lateral leaflets; leaflets 5–11 (rarely–13), narrowly cuneate-oblong, apiculate, the terminal rather larger than the lateral, up to 17 mm. long and 3 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Raceme 6–20-flowered, up to 12 or rarely 20 mm. long, including a peduncle of 1–3 mm.; bracts triangular, 1 mm. long, very caducous; pedicels 1 mm. long, erect.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx ± 2 mm. long, divided to about the middle; lobes triangular, with subulate tips.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla densely silvery outside, ± 3 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 2.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit erect, ± 4.5 mm. long, 2.3 mm. wide and 2 mm. thick, 2- or less often 1-seeded; endocarp spotted.
Habitat
Scattered tree grassland; ± 400 m.; rainfall ± 1000 mm.
Distribution
T6
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; woodland, Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; grasslands.
Morphology General Habit
Annual, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

Papilionaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit
A much-branched herb up to 4 ft. high.
[FWTA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0