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

[FTEA]
Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrubby herb up to 1.3 m. tall; branches reddish, strigulose.
- Morphology Leaves
- Stipules subulate, ± 1.5 mm. long; rhachis up to 5 cm. long, including a petiole of 5–12 mm., prolonged 3–5 mm. beyond the lateral leaflets; leaflets 5–13, elliptic-oblong, up to 9 mm. long and 4 mm. wide, strigose on both surfaces.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Racemes many-flowered, up to 14 cm. long in fruit, including a peduncle of ± 5 mm.; bracts lanceolate, caducous; pedicels ± 1 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx ± 1.5–2 mm. long, divided to the middle, shorter above than below; lobes triangular, with subulate tips.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla appressed strigulose outside.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 4–5 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Pod subcylindrical, 9–18 mm. long, ± 1.5 mm. wide, strigulose, 7–8-seeded; endocarp spotted.
- Distribution
- U
[ILDIS]
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Conservation
- Not Threatened
- Ecology
- Africa: Zambezian grassland
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
Native to:
Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Indigofera wildiana J.B.Gillett appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1955 | Eyles [6636], Zimbabwe | K000392879 | holotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1955 | Monro, C.F.H. [1705], Zimbabwe | K000392878 | Unknown type material | Yes |
First published in Kew Bull., Addit. Ser. 1: 72 (1958)
Accepted by
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Schrire, B.D. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 3(4): 1-245. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Schrire, B.D. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 3(4): 1-245. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Gillett in Kew Bulletin, Add. Ser. 1: 72 (1958).
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Gillett, J. B. (1958). Kew Bull. Addnl. ser. 1:1-166. Indigofera.. in Tropical Africa.
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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
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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