Indigofera dimidiata
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Near World's View, Nyanga
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Near World's View, Nyanga
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Near World's View, Nyanga
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Near World's View, Nyanga
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Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
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Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
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Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Indigofera dimidiata Walp. var. laxior Baker f. Indigofera stipularis sensu Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Common names: | Trifoliolate indigofera (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with prostrate, trailing stems up to 1 m long. Leaves 3-foliolate with broadly elliptic to obovate leaflets, hairless above, sparsely appressed hairy beneath; petiole 8-40 mm long. Stipules conspicuous and spreading, 6-15 mm long, obliquely ovate-acuminate, often cordate at the base. Flowers bright red, in many-flowered racemes on a peduncle, 5-24 cm long. Pods 18-24 mm long, 6-8-seeded. |
| Type location: |
Neotype from South Africa |
| Notes: | A handsome species, easily recognized by the 3-foliolate leaves and conspicuous stipules. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In montane grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Above 1800 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Malawi, Mozambique, Eastern Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | MS |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 6 August 2015 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 221. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 48. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 57, plate 82 Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 388 - 389. (Includes a picture). Schrire, B.D. (2012). Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) Page 28. |
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