Indigofera georgei
| George's indigo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Indigofera |
| Species: | I. georgei
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| Binomial name | |
| Indigofera georgei | |
Indigofera georgei commonly known as George's indigo[2] or bovine indigo[3] is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and grows in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It has greyish green leaves and mauve to red flowers.
Description
Indigofera georgei is a decumbent or upright broom-like shrub with woody, ribbed stems covered in whitish woolly hairs. Leaves are 3-7 leaflets, alternate, 10–18 mm (0.39–0.71 in) long, 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) wide and rounded at the apex. Flowers are mauve to red, pea-like and borne in spikes. Flowering occurs from May to September and the fruit is a linear pod, 2–35 mm (0.079–1.378 in) long, 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) wide and covered in white hairs.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
Indigofera georgei was first formally described in 1904 by Ernst Georg Pritzel and the description was published in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.[4][5] The specific epithet (georgei) is named in honor of William James George.[6]
Distribution and habitat
George's indigo grows on rocky hill slopes, sandy soils and stony clays in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[7]
References
- ^ "Indigofera georgei". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ a b Kutsche, Frank; Lay, Brendan; Croft, Tim; Kellermann, Jurgen (2013). Plants of Outback South Australia. Adelaide: State Herbarium of South Australia. p. 101. ISBN 9781922027603.
- ^ a b "Indigofera georgei". Florabase-the Western Australian flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Pritzel, Ernst (1905). "Indigofera georgei". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 35 (2–3): 268. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Indigofera georgei". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 210. ISBN 9780958034197.
- ^ "Indigofera georgei". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2025.