Indigofera pellucida J.B.Gillett & Thulin

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.