Indigofera glandulosa
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Family Fabaceae
Taxonomy: Indigofera glandulosa J.C.Wendl.
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Anil glandulosa A.D.Chapm. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Anila glandulosa (J.C.Wendl.) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
- Psoralea leichhardtii F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA, NT (naturalised), Qld
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (10), Sjostrom_2006 (4), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wilson_2008 (14). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 40 records in 8 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 5.5 mm (5-6 mm) [sources: NTH_2023; Wilson_2008]
- fruit_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (2.5-2.5 mm) [sources: Wilson_2008]
- fruit_type (categorical): legume (2) [sources: NTH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 22.5 mm (8-37 mm) [sources: Wilson_2008]
- leaf_width (numerical): 9.12 mm (3.5-17 mm) [sources: NTH_2023; Wilson_2008]
- leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_obovate (1); obovate (1); widely_obovate (1) [sources: NTH_2023; Wilson_2008]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: NTH_2023; Wilson_2008]
- leaf_lamina_division (categorical): trifoliate (1) [sources: Wilson_2008]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (4) [sources: NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wilson_2008]
- life_history (categorical): annual (4); perennial (3); short_lived_perennial (2) [sources: NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wilson_2008]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2) [sources: NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.65 m (0.2-0.75 m) [sources: NTH_2023; WAH_2023_2; Wilson_2008]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson_2008 | 10 | 14 | P. G. Wilson and R. Rowe. “A revision of the Indigofereae (Fabaceae) in Australia. 2. Indigofera species with trifoliolate and alternately pinnate leaves”. Telopea 12 (2008), pp. 293-307. |
| NTH_2023 | 8 | 10 | D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/. |
| NTH_2022 | 4 | 4 | D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 4 | 4 | A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 4 | 4 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 1 | 1 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |