Indigofera serpentinicola Schrire

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Indigofera serpentinicola

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mtoroshanga Pass, Great Dyke

Indigofera serpentinicola

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mtoroshanga Pass, Great Dyke

Indigofera serpentinicola

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr Sutton Mine, Gt Dyke

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Synonyms: Indigofera williamsonii (Harv.) N.E. Br.
Common names:
Frequency: Rare (but locally common in its specialised habitat)
Status: Native
Description:
Small, shrubby perennial with showy flowers.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In the serpentine grasslands of the Great Dyke
Altitude range: (metres) 1300 - 1600 m
Flowering time: Jan - Feb
Worldwide distribution: Zimbabwe only (Great Dyke)
Zimbabwe distribution: NCS
Growth form: Ps
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Literature:
Endemic status: End
Red data list status: LR-lc
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Other sources of information about Indigofera serpentinicola:

Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Indigofera serpentinicola
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Indigofera serpentinicola
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Indigofera serpentinicola
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Indigofera serpentinicola
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Indigofera serpentinicola
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Indigofera serpentinicola
West African Plants database: Indigofera serpentinicola


Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2002-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Indigofera serpentinicola.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=129280, retrieved 3 September 2010

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