Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Indigofera conjugata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Indigofera conjugata is a perennial plant with procumbent, erect or spreading stems up to 50cm long growing from a stout, woody rootstock[ 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 dye. Indigofera conjugata is widespread and common in west and central tropical Africa. The population is currently believed to be stable and no real 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Guinea to Ethiopia, south to Angola, Zambia and Tanzania, but avoiding areas of higher rainfall

HabitatShort grassland; roadsides; cultivated areas; wooded grassland with Combretum etc.; sand or sandy soils; bush after burning; at elevations from 800 - 1,800 metres[ 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. ].