Indigofera fulgens Wight & Arn.
subsp. fulgens
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Along entrance road, Catapu, Sofala
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along entrance road, Catapu, Sofala
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along entrance road, Catapu, Sofala
Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
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Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
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Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
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Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma
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Along footpath from Zomba to Magorogodo
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Along footpath from Zomba to Magorogodo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along footpath from Zomba to Magorogodo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along footpath from Zomba to Magorogodo
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Multi-stemmed shrub, up to c. 3 m. Stems and branches with brownish hairs when young, often with a zigzag shape. Leaves imparipinnate with 5-7 pairs of leaflets and a terminal leaflet; leaflets up to 2.5 × 1.5 cm, elliptic-oblong, hairy on both surfaces. Inflorescences numerous erect axillary spikes. Flowers bright reddish-pink, up to 1.7 cm long; standard twice as long as the keel, pointed. Pods cylindric, up to c. 50 × 4 mm, strongly beaked, bent downwards, hairless. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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fulgens: shiny or brightly coloured. |
Habitat:
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In scrub and woodland, particularly on sandy soils. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Tanzania, Mozambique and the extreme northeast of South Africa. |
National distribution:
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N,Z,MS,GI |
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Spot characters:
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Images last updated: |
Thursday 7 September 2017 |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 308. (Includes a picture).
Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 208 - 209. (Includes a picture).
Schrire, B.D. (2012). Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) Pages 105 - 106.
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg):
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Indigofera fulgensWikipedia:
Indigofera fulgens
Copyright:
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2025).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Indigofera fulgens subsp. fulgens. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=173950, retrieved 1 May 2025
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