Indigofera sabulosa Thulin

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

Type

C2, 3°57’N, 45°36’E, Thulin & Warfa 5332 (UPS holo., K MOG iso.)

Morphology General Habit

Shrublet to 90 cm tall, young stems densely covered with spreading white hairs

Morphology Leaves

Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate; rhachis up to 11 mm long including a petiole of up to 9 mm

Morphology Leaves Leaflets

Leaflets cuneate-obovate, c. 3–9 x 2–5 mm, rounded to emarginate and mucronate at the apex, with spreading white hairs on both surfaces

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Racemes many-flowered, 15–75 mm long including a peduncle of up to 5 mm

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx 1–1.6 mm long, divided to at or below the middle into narrowly triangular lobes

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Standard pubescent outside, somewhat persistent

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens c. 2.3–2.5 mm long

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Pod somewhat reflexed, straight, dorsiventrally flattened, 8–20 x 2 mm, glabrous or with a few scattered hairs, 3–6-seeded.

Distribution

C1, 2; E Ethiopia

Ecology

Altitude range 150–200 m.