Indigofera tinctoria L.
var. tinctoria

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Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique

Synonyms:	Indigofera sumatrana Gaertn.
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Status:	Native
Description:	See var. arcuata for general description detail. This variety can be distinguished by the straight or only slightly curved fruit. The fruit is never curved more than by about 50 degrees, while those in var. arcuata are much more strongly curved, often forming almost a full circle.
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Habitat:	On alluvial sand, particularly in secondary scrub.
Altitude range:	Up to 100 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespreadtropical Africa but in our region only recorded from Mozambique. Also in Madagascar,Yemen, Saudi Arabia, India, Southeast Asia, Australasia and South America. in Ver
Mozambique distribution:	N,T,GI,M
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Saturday 30 April 2016
Literature:	Schrire, B.D. (2012). Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) Pages 133 - 135. (Includes a picture).

Flora of Caprivi: Indigofera tinctoria var. tinctoria

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