AusTraits

Indigofera suffruticosa

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.

Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Indigofera anil L. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Indigofera anil var. olygosperma Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Indigofera anil var. polyphylla DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Indigofera argentea var. caerulea (Roxb.) Baker (taxonomic synonym)
  • Indigofera micrantha Desv. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Indigofera suffruticosa Mill. subsp. suffruticosa (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Indigofera tinctoria var. brachycarpa DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Indigofera uncinata G.Don (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised), NI (doubtfully naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (19), Cooper_2013 (13), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (15), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (16), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 24 traits from 77 records in 9 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 13.67 mm (8-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 3 mm (2-4 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 2 mm (1.5-2.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (2); red (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 45.75 mm (7-150 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 7.33 mm (3-14 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.35 cm (0.6-2.1 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (3); lanceolate (1); narrowly_obovate (2); obovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2); opposite (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2); palmoid (1); shrub (3); subshrub (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2); woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yyyyyyynnnnn (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
  • seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 1.78 m (1-2.5 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231219Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
SAH_20231116S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023915N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Cooper_20131013W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202244N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.