- Reference
- Bot.Beob. 55 (1798)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect annual or perennial (short-lived), herb, to 0.75 m high. Fl. pink/red, Mar or May. Clay loam.
Scientific Description
Genus Indigofera. Form erect. Habit herb. Stems Indumentum hairy, Pustules or glands absent, Striation (stems ribbed) not striate, Cross section terete, Spiny on any part of plant not spiny. Leaves or phylloclades Presence clearly present, Position alternate, Leaves compound, Leaves or phylloclade continuous with stem not continuous with stem, Cross section of leaf or leaflet flat with flat margins, Margins of leaf or leaflet entire, Tuberculate tubercles absent, Pustules or glands absent. Length Leaf length 25-36. Width (entire leaves only) Leaf width NaN (?). Scale leaves length mm long NaN (?). Leaflets Number three, Arrangement pinnately arranged. Terminal leaflet Presence absent (?) or present (?), Stalk sessile (?) or stalked (?). Indumentum Presence hairy, Type gland-tipped. Stipules Presence present and persistent to older leaves, Glands with glands (?) or without glands (?), Ribs ribbed (?) or ribless (?). Length Stipule length NaN (?). Bracteoles Presence present but early deciduous, Indumentum hairy (?) or glabrous (?), Striation striate (?) or not striate (?). Length Bracteole length NaN (?). Pedicel Presence present, Indumentum hairy. Length Pedicel length 1-1.5. Calyx Pustules or glands absent, Ribs ribless, Enlarged in fruit not accrescent. Length Calyx length 1.5-3. Indumentum Presence hairy, Type with simple hairs. Corolla Colour patterning uniformly coloured, Colour (when uniformly coloured) pink, Petal claws ( the narrow base of the petals absent. Length Corolla length NaN (?). Indumentum Presence absent (?) or present (?). Standard Indumentum hairy at least in part, Auricles not auriculate. Length Standard length 3-4. Wings Auricles not auriculate. Length Wing length 2.5-4. Keel Auricles not auriculate, Indumentum hairy at least in part, Beak not beaked. Length Keel length 3-4. Stamens Number ten. Anthers anther length NaN (?), Position at two different levels (filaments alternately long and short). Filaments Fusion united in an open sheath with one free stamen. Length Filament length NaN (?). Ovary Placement stipitate. Indumentum Presence hairy or glandular. Style Indumentum hairy or glandular towards the base (?) or glabrous (?), Bearded ( with a tuft of hairs at apex ) bearded (with a tuft of hairs at apex) (?) or not bearded (?), Apex terete (?) or flattened at apex (?). Length Style length NaN (?). Fruit Type dehiscent (a pod or follicle), Constriction not constricted between the seeds, Compression round in cross-section, Placement sessile or subsessile, Beak not beaked. Length Fruit length 6.6-7. Width Fruit width 3-3.6. Indumentum Presence hairy, Indumentum type with simple hairs. Flowering time March or May. Distribution Botanical Province Northern, IBRA Bioregion Northern Kimberley or Victoria Bonaparte.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Keep, Mitchell.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Wyndham-East Kimberley.