Indigofera nummulariifolia (L.) Livera ex Alston
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp, at point bend in road
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp, at point bend in road
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp, at point bend in road
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp, at point bend in road
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Swanepoel Timber Concession, Cheringoma
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Swanepoel Timber Concession, Cheringoma
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Swanepoel Timber Concession, Cheringoma
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Swanepoel Timber Concession, Cheringoma
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Swanepoel Timber Concession, Cheringoma
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Swanepoel Timber Concession, Cheringoma
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Swanepoel Timber Concession, Cheringoma
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Synonyms:
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Acanthonotus echinatus (Willd.) Benth. Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. var. nummulariifolius (L.) Baker Hedysarum nummulariifolium L. Indigofera echinata Willd.
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Annual. Stems erect or prostrate, sometimes rooting at the nodes. Leaves simple; lamina 2-4 cm long, elliptic to broadly lanceolate, strigulose above, obscurely gland-dotted beneath. Stipules 2-3 mm long, subulate. Inflorescence an axillary 10-15-flowered raceme; pedicels reflexed. Calyx lobes several times as long as tube. Corolla not much longer than the calyx, orange-red. Pod 1-seeded, indehiscent, sickle-shaped, 3-angled, bearing stiff, hooked spines on the two lower angles. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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nummulariifolia: with leaves like a Nummularia |
Habitat:
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Open sandy ground and on roadside verges |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Widespread in tropical Africa; also in Madagascar, India, Sir Lanka and Indo-China. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,W |
Growth form(s):
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Annual.
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
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Saturday 3 December 2011 |
Literature:
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Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 69.
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 222.
Gillett, J.B., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (1971). Leguminosae (Part 3) subfamily Papilionoideae (1) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 217 - 218.
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.
Schrire, B.D. (2012). Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) Pages 41 - 43. (Includes a picture).
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 68.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Indigofera nummulariifolia. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=129130, retrieved 24 June 2022
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