Indigofera schimperi

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A herb with a woody rootstock. It can be a shrub up to 1.3 m tall. It has a silvery coating on the stems. The leaves have 3-10 leaflets. These are 25 mm long by 20 mm wide. The pods are 3 cm long and 2 mm wide. There are up to 12 seeds.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant It grows up to 1,560 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Australia, Botswana, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Tubers

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Indigofera baukeana Vatke; Indigofera tettensis Klotzsch;