Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera semitrijuga Forssk.

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 137 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara and Sahel to Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial or annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Somalia-Masai region; desert., Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

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

Morphology General Habit
Procumbent herb, up to c. 30 cm long, densely covered with ± spreading silvery hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-rhachis up to 6 mm long including a short petiole
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets c. 5, alternate, cuneate-obovate or obcordate, up to 7 x 5 mm, silvery on both sides
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes many-flowered, much longer than the subtending leaf
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 2.5 mm long, deeply divided
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard pubescent outside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens c. 3 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod c. 5 x 2 mm, straight, torulose, silvery, 2-seeded.
Distribution
N1–3; Eritrea, Arabia
Ecology
Altitude range 0–250 m.
Vernacular
Abur, hadik (Somali).
[FSOM]

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]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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