Fabaceae FAMILY
Indigofera emarginella
Indigofera emarginella
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Indigofera emarginella is a perennial plant producing a cluster of almost unbranched, usually ascending stems from a woody base; the stems can become more or less woody and persist, the plant growing 25 - 120cm tall, occasionally reaching 400cm[ 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 and a dye.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon to Ethiopia, south to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, but avoiding areas of high rainfall
HabitatGrassland; Brachystegia woodland; forest margins; savannahs; Loudetia arundinacea grassland with scattered trees; Acacia abyssinica woodland; red sandstone and loam soils; rather thick undergrowth in gorge; open bush and open woodland[ 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. ].