Common name: Smallflower Indigo
Indigastrum parviflorum (B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn.) Schrire APNI* Synonyms: Indigofera oxycarpa F.Muell. APNI*
Indigofera parviflora B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn. APNI*
Description: Annual herbs; hairs typically 2-branched, occasionally multicellular and gland-tipped.
Leaves alternate, (3-)5–7(-11)-foliolate; leaflets entire, opposite; stipules present.
Inflorescences axillary racemes. Calyx teeth subequal or the lowermost longer. Corolla red to pink. Stamens diadelphous (9 fused ± 1 free); anthers apiculate. Ovary pubescent; style glabrous, stigma capitate; ovules 11–12.
Pods compressed-cylindric; 11–12 seeded.
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread in northern and inland Australia, just extending into the far north-west of NSW. Arid woodland, often along creeklines.
NSW subdivisions: NFWP
Other Australian states: W.A. N.T. Qld S.A.
Text by R.L.Barrett, March 2025
Taxon concept: Wilson, P.G. & Rowe, R. (2004). A revision of the Indigofereae (Fabaceae) in Australia. 1. Indigastrum and the simple or unifoliolate species of Indigofera. Telopea 10(3): 651–682.
APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
|
