![]() ![]() The characteristic sweet-pea flowers of this family have a large upper petal (the standard), two side petals (wings) and two lower petals that are fused to forma 'keel' enfolding the stamens and pistil. Members of the pea family include a wide range of plants including economically important crops such as beans, peas and clover, as well as herbs, shrubs and a few beautiful flowering trees. They are to befound in all tropical and subtropical countries with over 200 speciesin South Africa alone. Herbaceous perennial with leathery leaves and bright yellow flowers with distinctive black wings. Indigofera is a large genus of over 800 species, mostly herbs and undershrubs, with two tree-like species. Indigo, Wild (Baptisia tinctoria), potted plant, organic. ![]() The misapplied name cylindrica means 'cylindrical' referring to the shape of the seed pods, while frutescens means 'shrubby' or 'bushy'. The species name jucunda is Latin and means 'pleasing'. Natural indigo was originally produced for commercial use through a complicated process of aerobic fermentation and agitation, followed by heating the precipitated sludge, which was then formed into cakes for shipment. From late spring to early summer, it boasts long spikes of pea-shaped, creamy white flowers, resembling Lupines. It gives a light purple to mauve colour or sometimes dark brown or grey, depending on the dyeing time. One of the earliest plants to bloom in the prairie, Baptisia bracteata (Cream Wild Indigo) is an upright perennial with arching, almost weeping stems clad with alternate, trifoliate leaves. The leaves are the main source of the dye but roots are sometimes also used. Indigo is one of the oldest colouring agents known to man. It is Indigofera tinctoria, a species from the East Indies, that yields the dye Indigo, and has a long history in trade. ![]() The name Indigofera means 'bearing indigo', Indigo referring to the dye and the Latin fero meaning 'to bear'. Confusion still occurs over the name of this plant and you may find it incorrectly labelled in the nursery trade, as well as in some botanical gardens. Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) are medium sized perennials that are native stream or riverbanks in Pennsylvania. frutescens and I.cylindrica rightfully apply to the Cedarberg plant ( I.frutescens being the current valid name), our plant was given a new name I.jucunda. Then the name I.cylindrica was misapplied to our plant by another botanist. Baptisia tinctoria (also known as yellow false indigo) is native throughout the East Coast and Midwest. The confusion arose because the Cedarberg plant with the purple flowers was named both Indigofera frutescens and I. Botanical investigation in the 1990s found that the name Indigofera cylindrica had been incorrectly applied to this species and that the name was synomous with Indigofera frutescens, which is a quite different plant from the Cedarberg fynbos with bright pink-purple flowers in a lax racemes. This plant was formerly known by the name Indigofera cylindrica. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |