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Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq.

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HIGHER TAXON: Indigofereae

GENUS: Indigofera L.

Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq. [Preferred name]
    Indigofera anceps Poir. {Synonym}
    Indigofera bolusii N.E.Br. {Synonym}
    Indigofera endecaphylla Jacq. {Orthographic variant}
    Indigofera endecaphylla sensu Poir. {Misapplied}
    Indigofera endecaphylla sensu auct.mult. {Misapplied}
    Indigofera kleinii Wight & Arn. {Synonym}
    Indigofera onobrychioides Baill. {Synonym}
    Indigofera pectinata Baker {Synonym}
    Indigofera spicata auct. non Forssk. {Misapplied}
    Indigofera spicata sensu auct.mult., p.p. {Misapplied}
    Indigofera stricata Forssk. sensu str.excl. {Misapplied}
    Indigofera stricata sensu auct.mult.,p.p. {Misapplied}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Aika [3402]; Egitra [3402]; Engitra [3402]; Sindahoripotsy [3402]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (N) [2667]; Benin (N) [2667]; Burundi (N) [2667]; Cameroon (N) [2667]; Central African Rep. (N) [2667]; Chad (N) [2667]; Congo (N) [2667]; Gabon (N) [2667]; Ghana (N) [2667]; Guinea (N) [2667]; Ivory Coast (N) [2667]; Kenya (N) [2667]; Liberia (N) [2667]; Malawi (N) [2667]; Mali (N) [2667]; Niger (N) [2667]; Nigeria (N) [2667]; Rwanda (N) [2667]; Senegal (N) [2667]; South Africa (N) [2667]; Sudan (N) [2667]; Swaziland (N) [2667]; Tanzania (N) [2667]; Togo (N) [2667]; Uganda (N) [2667]; Zaire (N) [2667]; Zambia (N) [2667]; Zimbabwe (N) [2667]
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [3366]; Brunei (N) [2667]; Cambodia (N) [347, 1937, 2075, 2667]; Hong Kong (U) [2667]; India (N) [347, 2075, 2667, 3028, 3207]; Andhra Pradesh [3207]; Bihar [3207]; Gujarat [3207]; Karnataka [3207]; Kerala [3207]; Madhaya Pradesh [3207]; Maharashtra [3207]; Manipur [3207]; Orissa [3207]; Rajasthan [3028]; Tamil Nadu [3207]; West Bengal [3207]; Indonesia (N) [347, 2075, 2667, 3004, 3898]; Irian Jaya (U) [2667]; Japan (U) [2667]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Laos (N) [1937]; Malaysia (N) [2075, 2667, 3004]; Myanmar (N) [347, 2075, 2667, 3206]; Philippines (N) [347, 2075, 2667]; Sabah (N) [3004]; Sri Lanka (N) [347, 2075, 2667, 3207, 3859]; Sumatera (N) [3004]; Taiwan (N) [1179, 1929]; Thailand (N) [347, 2075, 2667]; Vietnam (N) [1937, 2075, 2667]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880, 1915]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261, 2667]
  Caribbean
Caribbean-TRP (U) [1056, 1290, 1430]; Dominica (I) [2667]
  Indian Ocean
Comoro Is (N) [2667, 3402]; Madagascar (N) [2667, 3402]; Mauritius (N) [2667]; Reunion (N) [1915, 2667]
  North America
United States (I) [2658, 3157]; Florida [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Fiji (U) [2667]; Hawaii (I) [1939]; Tuamotu Is (U) [2667]
  South America
Brazil (I) [1414, 2667]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [261, 1915, 1929, 1957, 2075, 2658, 2667, 3402, 3898] ; Illustration [261, 1929, 2667, 3207, 3402, 3593]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [3402] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] ; Habit: Herb [261] [3402], Shrub ; Lifespan: Annual [3581], Perennial [261] [3402] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994-10 Schrire BD ; Section: Indigofera sect. Alternifoliae Harv. [2654] ; Source(s): 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P, 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & I

  
USES:
  Domestic [3402]; Environmental [1957, 2075, 3898]; Forage [261, 1957, 2075]; Toxins [2075]

  
NOTES:
  I.hendecaphylla now considered a distinct species. [2667]
  I.spicata confined to Africa, Yemen, Madagascar & the Mascarenes. [2667]
  I.hendecaphylla is the more widespread species. [2667]
  Indigofera endecaphylla Jacq.: Synonym [10/16/04 09:12] [2667]
  Distribution of I.hendecaphylla & I.spicata overlaps in Africa & Madagascar. [2667]
  Easily confused with I. spicata Forsskal and until recently I. spicata has [3402]
  been used to include both species. [3402]

  
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