Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Indigofera monostachya Eckl. & Zeyh. trib. Indigofereae |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 237 (1836) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | subglabrous, leaves shortly petiolate, ternate, leaflets linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, acute, margins revolute, stipules lanceolate, acuminate, flowers numerous in raceme |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | pinkish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Indigofera oroboides E.Mey. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |