- Family:
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus:
- Indigofera L.
Indigofera sabulosa Thulin
[FSOM]
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.
[ILDIS]
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Ecology
- Africa: Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
Native to:
Ethiopia, Somalia
Indigofera sabulosa Thulin appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Nordic J. Bot. 8: 474 (1989)
Accepted by
- Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
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. (1983). Opera Botanica 68:1-223. Leguminosae of Ethiopia
- 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/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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