Indigofera taborensis

Botanical Description

Indigofera taborensis is a much-branched perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and persist[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Although Indigofera taborensis is restricted to only two provinces of Tanzania, it does not meet the thresholds for a threatened category. The population is currently believed to be stable, specimens have been collected recently and no major threats are known at present. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].