Indigofera suarezensis
Plant descriptions 2
Plant spreading, with much-branched stems; stems often flattened; petiole 5 - 13 mm long; leaflets with evenly scattered, strigose hairs on both surfaces; strigose hairs c. 0.2 mm long; inflorescences about as long as or slightly longer than the leaves; Flowers larger, 6 - 7 mm long, the staminal sheath c. 5.5 mm long; flowers deep carmine red; pods often longer, 15 - 33 mm long; seeds marbled mustard-brown and black.
Elevation 2
Up to 500 m
Similar species 2
I. suarezensis ressembles I. vohemarensis, but differs in its spreading growth habit (without the long, erect, whip-like, few-branched stems of I. vohemarensis), often flattened stems, leaves with longer petioles ( 2 - 5 mm long in I. vohemarensis), leaflets evently strigose on both surfaces, and in its much smaller hairs, inflorescences which do not notably exceed the leaves.
Référence 2
David Du Puy & al. 2002.- The Leguminosae of Madagascar. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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iNat Map
| Taxonomy:family | Fabaceae |
|---|---|
| Flowering month | December, January, November |
| Color | red |
| Plant growth form | Forb or herb, Shrub - small |
| Vegetation | Wooded grassland mosaic |
