Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera phymatodea Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 12: 323 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

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

Type
S1, Buurhakaba, Thulin, Hedrén & Abdi Dahir 7545 (UPS holo., E FT K MOG iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Annual erect herb, up to 40 cm tall; stems sparsely pubescent with subappressed hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves pinnately 7–13-foliolate, sessile, pubescent; rhachis up to 30 mm long
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets ± narrowly obovate-elliptic, up to 9 x 5 mm, rounded to emarginate at the apex, the lowermost pair at the very base of the rhachis, underside of leaflets with c. 3–4 pairs of tubercles c. 0.1 mm in diam., one tubercle also beneath the tip of each leaflet
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes c. 12–22-flowered; peduncle c. 0.6–1 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 2 mm long, divided to below the middle, each lobe with a reddish-brown tubercle beneath the tip
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard pubescent with spreading hairs outside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens c. 4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods 13–20 x 1.6–2 mm, straight, flattened, sparsely strigose, 9–10-seeded.
Distribution
S1 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 230–300 m.
[FSOM]

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: threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Annual, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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