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Indigofera circinnata
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Photo: Bart Wursten
By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
Photo: Bart Wursten
By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office.
Photo: Bart Wursten
By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office.
Photo: Bart Wursten
By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office.
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small shrub, usually less than 1 m, with orange spines. Flowers with gaping lips, bicoloured, white and fleshy-pink. Pods coiled. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | circinnata: (referring to the pods) inwardly coiled upon itself. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Limpopo, North-West, Gauteng and Mpumalanga) |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 12 October 2008 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 221. Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds) (2003). Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 Page 515. Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa. A checklist. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Page 297. 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. Retief, E. & Herman, P.P.J. (1997). Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters Strelitzia 6 Page 451. Schrire, B.D. (2012). Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) Pages 30 - 31. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 67. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Indigofera circinnataAfrican Plant Database: Indigofera circinnata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Indigofera circinnata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Indigofera circinnata
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Indigofera circinnata
JSTOR Plant Science: Indigofera circinnata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Indigofera circinnata
Plants of the World Online: Indigofera circinnata
Tropicos: Indigofera circinnata
Wikipedia: Indigofera circinnata
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