Indigofera nummulariifolia

Indigofera nummulariifolia (L.) Alston (Syn: Acanthonotus echinatus (Willd.) Benth.; Anila echinata (Willd.) Kuntze; Hedysarum erinaceum Poir.; Hedysarum nummularifolium L. [Spelling variant]; Hedysarum nummulariifolium L.; Hedysarum numularifolium L. [Spelling variant]; Hedysarum rotundifolium Vahl; Indigofera echinata Willd.; Indigofera nummularifolia (L.) Alston [Spelling variant]; Onobrychis cuneifolia (Roth) DC.; Onobrychis rotundifolia (Vahl) Desv.);

Herb, 15-30 cm, branched from the base, leaves simple, obovate to orbicular-obovate, flowers red, small, in very short axillary recemes, calyx hispidly hairy, pod reniform densly echinate on the two keels.

Africa; Asia: Cambodia (N) ; Hainan (N) ; India (N) ; Andhra Pradesh; Bihar; Karnataka; Kerala ; Madhaya Pradesh ; Maharashtra ; Orissa ; Tamil Nadu ; West Bengal ; Sri Lanka (N) ; Taiwan (N) ; Thailand (N); Vietnam (N); Madagascar (N) as per ILDIS;

Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: RVS11: Indigofera nummulariifolia:
Indigofera nummulariifolia from Bhubaneswar, OR.

Another new species. I hope they are fruits

[Efloraofindia_Fabaceae (Faboideae) Week_ Indigofera nummularifolia_301111PD01_ Flora of Odisha]:

sending the photograph of Indigofera nummularifolia from Ranpur

Name of the species: Indigofera nummularifolia

Family: Fabaceae

Place of collection: Ranpur, Odisha

Habit: Tree

Habitat: Wild, grasslands

Altitude: 150 m above msl

Description: Herb, 15-30 cm, branched from the base, leaves simple, obovate to orbicular-obovate, flowers red, small, in very short axillary recemes, calyx hispidly hairy, pod reniform densly echinate on the two keels.

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Indigofera nummulariifolia (L.) Alston : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author.
Indigofera nummulariifolia (L.) Alston (= I. echinata Willd.); Fam: Fabaceae,

27/09/2013, N16.8053, E078.87614, 341m Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh

Prostrate herb near stream, fruiting

ANSEPT56 Fabaceae herb for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5).

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Hill
Bannerghatta
20th September 2014

Indigofera nummulariifolia (L.) Alston (= I. echinata Willd.)

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ANAUG35 Indigofera dalzellii/Indigofera hendecaphylla? : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).

Bangalore outskirts
17th August 2014

It is Indigofera dalzellii

efi pages on Indigofera dalzellii & Indigofera hendecaphylla

Indigofera dalzelli not the Indigofera hendecaphylla

…, just yesterday, I saw this post by Sushant More on Facebook. Taking lead from that, I looked up the digital flora of Karnataka for further details on Indigofera dalzellii. The distribution of my upload Indigofera sp. is completely off. Indigofera dalzellii is endemic to the western ghats as per the Indigofera dalzellii page also.

I feel this is an entirely different species. In fact it seems to match another earlier post of mine- Indigofera nummulariifolia identified by …. Here is the JCB Description with photos and keys for that. And finally, there are only three species which have simple leaves as per Gamble- Indigofera nummulariifolia, Indigofera linifolia and Indigofera cordifolia. The second and third can be ruled out I feel because of lack of narrow lanceolate leaves and cordate leaves respectively.
Please validate if this is Indigofera nummulariifolia.

Yes, it does look like Indigofera nummulariifolia. However, a picture of fruits would help confirm the id.

Thanks … Unfortunately I did not spot the fruits on the plant then. Let us leave it at probably being I. nummulariifolia then.

First of all I have never seen any Indigofera. I do not have any literature as well. But, based on the KEW herbaria I agree with your ID.