Indigofera fulgens Wight & Arn.
subsp. fulgens

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along entrance road, Catapu, Sofala

Photo: Bart Wursten
Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along footpath from Zomba to Magorogodo

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Status:	Native
Description:	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:	fulgens: shiny or brightly coloured.
Habitat:	In scrub and woodland, particularly on sandy soils.
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Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, Mozambique and the extreme northeast of South Africa.
FZ divisions:	N,Z,MS,GI
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Images last updated:	Thursday 7 September 2017
Literature:	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): Indigofera fulgens
African Plant Database: Indigofera fulgens
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Indigofera fulgens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Indigofera fulgens
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