Indigofera nairobiensis Baker f.

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

Morphology General Habit

Perennial herb with a woody rootstock, the branches usually procumbent but sometimes more or less erect, up to 50 cm. long, more or less strigose, the hairs appressed or, sometimes, spreading at the tips.

Morphology Leaves

Stipules brownish, more or less pilose, triangular at the base and ± attenuate, 2–7 mm. long; rhachis up to 15(–20) mm. long, including a petiole of rarely over 1 mm., usually not prolonged beyond the lateral leaflets; leaflets 5–11, narrowly cuneate-oblong or oblanceolate, up to 15 mm. long and 5 mm. wide, appressed strigose on both surfaces, red-black processes often present in their axils.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Racemes 3–15-flowered; peduncle sparingly strigose or glabrescent, 1.2–6 cm. long; bracts linear, up to 4 mm. long; pedicels pubescent, 1–1.5 mm. long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx strigose; tube 1 mm.; lobes subulate, 1–3 mm. long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Corolla puberulent outside.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens 6–7 mm. long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Pods rather tetragonal, 15–30 mm. long, ± 2 mm. wide and 1.7 mm. thick, sparsely strigulose, 6–13-seeded; endocarp spotted.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds pitted.