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Indigofera crebra

                   
   

Fabaceae Faboideae Indigofereae 

As at April 2024, 7 herbarium specimens, 16 photo records, 1 visual observation

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Endemic to Limpopo Mpumalanga Eswatini Escarpment centre of endemism

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Indigofera crebra - Densely leafy shrub. Leaves very short-stalked, mostly with three leaflets c 1,5 cm long x 5 mm wide, with long fine-pointed tip, margins and midrib bearing stiff bristles. Inflorescences short, hidden among leaves; calyx lobes very slender, pointed; corolla lake or rose-pink, c 1 cm long, about equalled by calyx lobes.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.