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Synonyms: |
Indigofera dimidiata Walp. var. laxior Baker f. Indigofera stipularis sensu Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Common names: | Trifoliolate indigofera (English) |
Frequency: | Locally frequent |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb with prostrate, trailing stems up to 1 m long. Leaves 3-foliolate with broadly elliptic to obovate leaflets, hairless above, sparsely appressed hairy beneath; petiole 8-40 mm long. Stipules conspicuous and spreading, 6-15 mm long, obliquely ovate-acuminate, often cordate at the base. Flowers bright red, in many-flowered racemes on a peduncle, 5-24 cm long. Pods 18-24 mm long, 6-8-seeded. |
Notes: | A handsome species, easily recognized by the 3-foliolate leaves and conspicuous stipules. |
Derivation of specific name: | |
Habitat: | In montane grassland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | Above 1800 m |
Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
Worldwide distribution: | Southern Malawi, Mozambique, Eastern Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Monday 7 January 2019 |
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 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. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 57, plate 82 Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 388 - 389. (Includes a picture). Schrire, B.D. (2012). Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) Page 28. |
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