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Indigofera colutea (Burm.f.)Merr.

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HIGHER TAXON: Indigofereae

GENUS: Indigofera L.

Indigofera colutea (Burm.f.)Merr. [Accepted]
    Indigofera inquinans Willd. {Synonym}
    Indigofera junodii N.E.Br. {Synonym}
    Indigofera viscosa Lam. {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [363]; Botswana (N) [8]
    Cape Verde (N) [363]; Djibouti (N) [8]
    Ethiopia (N) [363]; Kenya (N) [363]; Malawi (N) [363]
    Mali (N) [363]; Mozambique (N) [363]
    Namibia-ISO (N) [363]; Niger (N) [78]; Nigeria (N) [363]
    Rwanda (N) [220]; Sao Tome & Principe (N) [217]
    Senegal (N) [363]; Socotra (N) [363]; Somalia (N) [363]
    South Africa (N) [363]; Sudan (N) [363]
    Tanzania (N) [363]; Uganda (N) [363]; Zaire (N) [363]
    Zambia (N) [363]; Zimbabwe (N) [363]
  Asia
    India-ISO (N) [363]; Indonesia-ISO (N) [363]
    Pakistan (N) [363]; Sri Lanka (N) [363]
  Australasia
    Australia (N) [363]
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [1597]
  Middle East
    Yemen (N) [363]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket [210], Somalia-Masai grasslands [210]
    Sudanian bushland and thicket [210], Sudanian grasslands [210]
    Zambezian bushland and thicket [210], Zambezian grassland [210]
    Zambezian woodland [210]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Annual
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database
  
USES: -

  
NOTES:
  Probably occurs Togo (Ern, ref.23).
  Confused with I.zenkeri pre-1970 (Gillett, 1970).
  Five vars.(Gillett ref.347); not maintained in FTEA,(ref.210).
  Nodulation data from Indigofera viscosa Lam. [1785]


DATA SOURCES:

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

78.

   Peyre de Fabregues,B.& Lebrun, 1976
    IEMVPT Etude Botanique No.3. Catalogue des plantes..du Niger
    IEMVPT Etude Botanique No.3. Catalogue des plantes..du Niger

210.

   Gillett,J.B. et al., 1971
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill

217.

   Liberato, Maria Candida, 1972
    Flora de Sao Tome e Principe: Papilionaceae
    Flora de Sao Tome e Principe: Papilionaceae

220.

   Troupin,G., 1984
    Flore du Rwanda
    Flore du Rwanda

363.

   Gillett,J.B., 1970
    Kew Bull.24:465-506. Addns...Indigofera in East Trop.Africa
    Kew Bull.24:465-506. Addns...Indigofera in East Trop.Africa

1597.

   Rydberg,P.A., 1923
    N.Amer.Fl.24(3):137-200 Fabaceae-Indigofereae, Galegeae(par
    N.Amer.Fl.24(3):137-200 Fabaceae-Indigofereae, Galegeae(par

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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