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Indigofera nummulariifolia (L.)Alston

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HIGHER TAXON: Indigofereae

GENUS: Indigofera L.

Indigofera nummulariifolia (L.)Alston [Accepted]
    Indigofera echinata Willd. {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [216]; Burkina (N) [212]
    Cameroon (N) [347]; Central African Rep. (N) [347]
    Chad (N) [64]; Ghana (N) [347]; Guinea (N) [347]
    Guinea Bissau (N) [347]; Ivory Coast (N) [8]
    Mali (N) [347]; Mozambique (N) [347]
    Namibia-ISO (N) [232]; Niger (N) [78]; Nigeria (N) [347]
    Senegal (N) [347]; Somalia (N) [1764]; Sudan (N) [347]
    Tanzania (N) [347]; Togo (N) [23]; Zaire (N) [347]
    Zambia (N) [347]; Zimbabwe (N) [347]
  Asia
    India-ISO (N) [347]; Sri Lanka (N) [347]
  Indian Ocean
    Madagascar (N) [347]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Sudanian anthropic landscapes [347], Zambezian anthropic landscapes. [347]
    Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; anthropic habitats. [347]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Annual
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist

  
USES:
  Forage [1785,14]

  
NOTES:
  Nodulation data also from Indigofera echinata Willd. [1785]


DATA SOURCES:

8.

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

14.

   Dalziel,J.M., 1937
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa

23.

   Ern,H., 1984
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.

64.

   Lebrun,J.-P. et al, 1972
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional

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

212.

   Hepper,F.N., 1958
    Papilionoideae.In:Flora West Tropical Africa.Keay,R.W.J.
    Papilionoideae.In:Flora West Tropical Africa.Keay,R.W.J.

216.

   Torre,A.R. et al., 1966
    Papilionoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 3.Exell & Fernandez
    Papilionoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 3.Exell & Fernandez

232.

   Schreiber,A., 1980
    60.Papilion.In:Prodr.Flora von Sudwestafrika.Merxmuller,H.
    60.Papilion.In:Prodr.Flora von Sudwestafrika.Merxmuller,H.

347.

   Gillett,J.B., 1958
    Kew Bull.Addnl.ser.1:1-166.Indigofera..in Tropical Africa.
    Kew Bull.Addnl.ser.1:1-166.Indigofera..in Tropical Africa.

1764.

   Thulin,M., 1989
    Nordic J.Bot. 8:457-488.new/noteworthy legumes NE Trop.Afr.
    Nordic J.Bot. 8:457-488.new/noteworthy legumes NE Trop.Afr.

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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