Indigofera oxalidea
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By Circular Drive, Nyanga NP
Photo: Bart Wursten
By Circular Drive, Nyanga NP
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Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq. var. radicans Baker Indigofera paraoxalidea Torre Indigofera supralevis N.E. Br. |
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Perennial herb. Stems diffusely branched, prostrate, up to 80 cm long, sometimes rooting at the nodes. |
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Angola |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North-West, South Africa. |
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| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 222. 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 49. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 125. Schrire, B.D. (2012). Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) Pages 56 - 57. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 94. |
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