Fabaceae FAMILY

Indigofera lespedezioides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Indigofera lespedezioides is an erect, perennial herb or sub-shrub, growing up to 1 metre tall with numerous slender and wiry stems arising from a thick, hard root[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use and as an insect repellent.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, north to the Caribbean and through Central America to Mexico

HabitatDry, rocky, brushy or grassy slopes, sometimes in savannahs, occasionally on limestone, at elevations of 200 - 1,600 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].