Indigofera circinella
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Near Nemba Airstrip, Bugesera
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Near Nemba Airstrip, Bugesera
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Near Nemba Airstrip, Bugesera
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Indigofera spirocarpa Harms |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Procumbent herb with a stout perennial taproot. Leaflets 4-7, oblanceolate or cuneate-obovate, about 10 mm. long and 4 mm. wide, strigulose or glabrous above. Inflorescence not more than 1.5 cm. long, almost sessile. Stamens 2.5-3 mm., about as long as calyx. This species generally resembles certain forms of I. spicata except for the fruits which are brown, subtorulose, spirally coiled, almost indehiscent, 15-20 mm. long, about 1.4 mm. wide and 1.8 mm. thick; endocarp spotted. |
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| Habitat: | In open savanna and along roadsides, generally on poor soils. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, where it has likely been introduced. Also introduced in Queensland, Australia. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 221. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 48. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 124. Schrire, B.D. (2012). Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) Pages 58 - 59. Troupin, G. (1983). Fabaceae (Papilionaceae) Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Pages 36 - 42. (Includes a picture). |
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