Indigofera setiflora Baker
var. setiflora

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Cleveland Dam, Harare

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Near the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park

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Jamanda Wilderness Area, Mahenye

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Synonyms:	Indigofera accepta N.E. Br. Indigofera confusa auct.
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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.
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Habitat:	In grassland, often in rocky places.
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Mozambique distribution:	T,MS,GI,M
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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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