- Family:
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus:
- Indigofera L.
Indigofera pellucida J.B.Gillett & Thulin
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Type
- S3/Kenya border, 0°06’S, 41°01’E, Gillett & al. 25251 (K holo., EA MOG UPS iso.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrublet, c. 0.8–2 m tall, aromatic; young stems glabrous to pubescent with spreading hairs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves (3–)5(–7)-foliolate; rhachis up to 16 mm long including a petiole of 0.3–10 mm
- Morphology Leaves Leaflets
- Leaflets obovate to obcordate, up to 8 x 5 mm, sparsely pubescent, with a blister at each side and another beneath the tip
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Racemes c. 10–30-flowered; peduncle up to 5 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx c. 1 mm long, divided to about the middle, each lobe with a blister on it
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Standard sparsely pubescent outside
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 2–3 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Pod 15–22 x 2.5 mm, straight, flattened, glabrous, 8–10-seeded.
- Distribution
- S3; NE Kenya
- Ecology
- Altitude range 90–180 m.
- Note
- In Somalia only known from the type.
[ILDIS]
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Conservation
- Not Threatened
- Ecology
- Africa: Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
Native to:
Kenya, Somalia
Indigofera pellucida J.B.Gillett & Thulin appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Nordic J. Bot. 8: 473 (1989)
Accepted by
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Thulin, M. (1989). Nordic J. Bot. 8:457-488. new/noteworthy legumes NE Trop. Afr.
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Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
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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/
© Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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/
© Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0