Moyo indigo (Indigofera zollingeriana) is a plant species in Fabaceae, annual shrub, growing wide, horizontal stems, cylindrical in shape, green stems with brown stripes and spots, green young twigs, grows in open forest, agricultural land, roadsides and abandoned lands.
I. zollingeriana has green leaves with horizontal stalks. Each strand is ovoid or elongated with a rounded or tapered base and tip, green in color, a main vein in the middle.
Inflorescences in upright panicles. The flowers are arranged on long, erect stalks and the crown is reddish. The pistil extends beyond the crown. The pods are tubular and elongated.
Moyo indigo grows at an elevation of 0-2200 meters and rainfall of 600-3000 mm/year. Growth rate, biomass production and nutrient content are greater when compared to other leguminous species in the same soil and climate.
Seeds as a source of seed throughout the year regardless of the season, tolerant of dry weather, salinity, alkaline and acid soils. Widely used as a quality feed crop and a solution to overcome limitations for dry climates.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Indigofereae
Genus: Indigofera
Species: Indigofera zollingeriana
I. zollingeriana has green leaves with horizontal stalks. Each strand is ovoid or elongated with a rounded or tapered base and tip, green in color, a main vein in the middle.
Inflorescences in upright panicles. The flowers are arranged on long, erect stalks and the crown is reddish. The pistil extends beyond the crown. The pods are tubular and elongated.
Moyo indigo grows at an elevation of 0-2200 meters and rainfall of 600-3000 mm/year. Growth rate, biomass production and nutrient content are greater when compared to other leguminous species in the same soil and climate.
Seeds as a source of seed throughout the year regardless of the season, tolerant of dry weather, salinity, alkaline and acid soils. Widely used as a quality feed crop and a solution to overcome limitations for dry climates.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Indigofereae
Genus: Indigofera
Species: Indigofera zollingeriana