Indigofera setiflora Baker
var. setiflora

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Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora

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Cleveland Dam, Harare

Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora

Picture: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare

Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora

Picture: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare

Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora

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Near the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park

Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora

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Jamanda Wilderness Area, Mahenye

Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora

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Jamanda Wilderness Area, Mahenye

Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora

Picture: Bart Wursten
Jamanda Wilderness Area, Mahenye

Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora

Picture: Bart Wursten
Jamanda Wilderness Area, Mahenye

Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora

Picture: Bart Wursten
Jamanda Wilderness Area, Mahenye

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Synonyms: Indigofera accepta N.E. Br.
Indigofera confusa auct.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Erect, much-branched perennial herb, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves imparipinnate with 2-4 pairs of linear to narrowly oblong leaflets. Leaflets distinctly folded upwards along the midrib. Inflorescences axillary. Flowers pink, usually with a whitish spot inside. Pods short and small, up to 8 mm, densely covered in dark brown hairs.
Type location:
Angola, Huila
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In grassland, often in rocky places.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W,C,E,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,Lp,C,Lk,S
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
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Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 21. As Indigofera confusa

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. as Indigofera setiflora

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.

Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 74. (Includes a picture).

Schrire, B.D. (2012). Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) Pages 84 - 86. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Malawi: Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora
Flora of Mozambique: Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora
Flora of Zimbabwe: Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Indigofera setiflora
African Plant Database: Indigofera setiflora
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Indigofera setiflora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Indigofera setiflora
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Indigofera setiflora
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iNaturalist: Indigofera setiflora
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Indigofera setiflora
JSTOR Plant Science: Indigofera setiflora
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Indigofera setiflora
Plants of the World Online: Indigofera setiflora
Tropicos: Indigofera setiflora
Wikipedia: Indigofera setiflora


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Indigofera setiflora var. setiflora.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=129290, retrieved 19 March 2024

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