Indigofera decora

Lindley

J. Hort. Soc. London 1: 68. 1846.

Common names: Chinese indigo
Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.

Shrubs, glabrous. Stems erect, arching, branched, 4–20 dm; rhizomatous. Leaves 8–25 cm; stipules early-deciduous, linear, 1–2 mm; petiole 1–2.5 cm; stipels 1.5 mm; petiolules 1.5 mm; leaflets 5–15[–23], usually opposite, rarely alternate or alternate proximally and oppo­site distally, blades ovate-lanceolate, ovate-oblong, or lanceolate, 20–75(–100) × 10–35 mm, base cuneate to broadly cuneate, apex usually acuminate, acute, rarely obtuse and mucronate, surfaces glabrous or pubescent. Peduncles 2–4 cm. Racemes 8–15-flowered, lax, 7–8.5 cm. Pedicels 3 mm. Flowers 12–18 mm; calyx 2.5–3.5 mm, lobes triangular; corolla usually light purple or pink, rarely white. Legumes brown, pendulous, cylindric, straight, 25–65(–80) mm, leathery, glabrous. Seeds 7 or 8, brown, ellipsoidal. 2n = 48.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Nov.
Habitat: Sunny margins of pine-mixed hardwood forests.
Elevation: 150–200 m.

Distribution

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Introduced; Ga., Asia (China, Japan), introduced also in Pacific Islands (New Zealand).

Discussion

Indigofera decora is cultivated as an ornamental shrub in the United States and elsewhere (M. A. Dirr 2011). It is known in the flora area only from populations in Greene County.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Lindley +
Chinese indigo +
Ga. +, Asia - China +, Japan +  and introduced also in Pacific Islands - New Zealand. +
150–200 m. +
Sunny margins of pine-mixed hardwood forests. +
Flowering Apr–Nov. +
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Introduced +
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Indigofera decora +
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