Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera vicioides Jaub. & Spach

First published in Ill. Pl. Orient. 5: 91 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, India. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Spreading annual or perennial herb; branches strigulose to pilose.
Morphology Leaves
Stipules spreading, narrowly triangular or subulate-setaceous, up to 5 mm. long; rnachis strigulose, up to 5 cm. long, including a petiole of 3–7 mm., prolonged up to 5 mm. beyond lateral leaflets; leaflets 5–13, narrowly oblong-elliptic or lanceolate, rounded or acute at the apex, apiculate, up to 15 mm. long and 5 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes strigulose to pilose, laxly 5–15-flowered, up to 10 cm. long including a peduncle of ± one-third their length; bracts lanceolate, ± 1.5 mm. long, very caducous; pedicels up to 1.5 mm. long in fruit.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx ± 2 mm. long; lobes subulate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla pubescent outside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens ± 3 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod somewhat torulose, with broad (± 0.5 mm. wide) sutures, 8–17 mm. long, ± 2 mm. wide and 1.8 mm. thick, pubescent; endocarp spotted.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 4–8, pitted.
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Somalia-Masai woodland, Somalia-Masai grasslands, Zambezian woodland, Zambezian grassland
Morphology General Habit
Annual, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla whitish or yellowish, pubescent outside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens c. 3 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods spreading, 8–17 x 2–2.5 mm, somewhat torulose with c. 0.5 mm broad sutures, pubescent, 4–8-seeded.
Distribution
N1 widespread in tropical Africa.
Ecology
Altitude c. 1400 m.
Note
The Somali plant is the widespread var. vicioides with strigulose stems and leaflets glabrous or nearly so above. Var. rogersii (R.E. Fr.) Gillett occurs from Kenya and southwards.
Morphology General Habit
Spreading annual or perennial herb, up to 30 cm tall; stems strigulose to pilose
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-rhachis up to 5 cm long including a petiole of 3–7 mm
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 5–13, opposite, oblong-elliptic, up to 15 x 5 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes 5–15-flowered, lax, usually longer than the subtending leaf; peduncle 15–50 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 2 mm long, lobes subulate
[FSOM]

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0