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Indigofera tinctoria L.

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HIGHER TAXON: Indigofereae

GENUS: Indigofera L.

Indigofera tinctoria L. [Accepted]
    Anila Kuntze tinctoria var. normalis Kuntze {Synonym}
    Indigofera indica Lam. {Synonym}
    Indigofera sumatrana Gaertner {Synonym}
    Indigofera tinctoria var. macrocarpa DC. {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [347]; Benin (N) [212]; Botswana (N) [210]
    Cameroon (N) [8]; Cape Verde (N) [347]
    Central African Rep. (N) [347]; Chad (N) [64]
    Ethiopia (N) [24]; Gabon (N) [16]; Gambia The (N) [212]
    Ghana (N) [347]; Guinea (N) [347]
    Guinea Bissau (N) [212]; Ivory Coast (N) [8]
    Kenya (N) [347]; Malawi (N) [8]; Mali (N) [347]
    Mozambique (N) [347]; Niger (N) [78]; Nigeria (N) [347]
    Sao Tome & Principe (N) [217]; Senegal (N) [347]
    Socotra (N) [347]; Somalia (N) [347]; Sudan (N) [347]
    Tanzania (N) [347]; Togo (N) [347]; Uganda (N) [210]
    Zambia (N) [347]; Zimbabwe (N) [210]
  Asia
    Bangladesh (N) [347]; India-ISO (N) [347]
    Indonesia-ISO (N) [347]; Malaysia-ISO (N) [347]
    Phillipines (N) [347]; Sri Lanka (N) [347]
  Australasia
    Papua New Guinea (N) [347]
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [453,1056,1290,1409,1430,1597]
  Central America
    Belize (U) [1242,1645]; Guatemala (U) [1645]
  Indian Ocean
    Madagascar (N) [347]; Mauritius (N) [347]
  Middle East
    Yemen (N) [347]
  North America
    United States (U) [1409,1430,1597]
  South America
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; anthropic landscapes. [210]
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; bushland and thicket [210]
    Somalia-Masai anthropic landscapes [210]
    Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket [210], Sudanian anthropic landscapes [210]
    Sudanian bushland and thicket [210], Zambezian anthropic landscapes. [210]
    Zambezian bushland and thicket [210], Zambezian wooded grassland [210]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb, Shrub
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Environmental [1785,347]; Chemical products; Medicine; Domestic; Toxins; Miscellaneous

  
NOTES:
  Very variable.Range much extended by cultivation. (G.ref.347,p.106).
  Two varieties, t. & arcuata (G. in FTEA, ref.210).


DATA SOURCES:

8.

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

16.

   Pellegrin,F., 1949
    Les Legumineuses du Gabon.Mem.Inst.d'Etudes Centrafr.1
    Les Legumineuses du Gabon.Mem.Inst.d'Etudes Centrafr.1

24.

   Thulin,M., 1983
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia

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

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

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.

217.

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

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.

453.

   Proctor,G.R., 1984
    Fl. Cayman Islands Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. XI
    Fl. Cayman Islands Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. XI

1056.

   Adams,C.D., 1972
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

1242.

   Dwyer,J.D. & Spellman,D.L., 1981
    Rhodora 83(834):161-236 A List of Dicotyledoneae of Belize
    Rhodora 83(834):161-236 A List of Dicotyledoneae of Belize

1290.

   Fournet,J., 1978
    Flore illustree des phanerogames de Guadeloupe & Martinique
    Flore illustree des phanerogames de Guadeloupe & Martinique

1409.

   Leon,H. & Alain,H., 1951
    Flora de Cuba 2:224-367 Leguminosas
    Flora de Cuba 2:224-367 Leguminosas

1430.

   Liogier,A.H., 1988
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II

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

1645.

   Standley,P.C. & Steyermark,J.A, 1946
    Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5):1-425 Leguminosae
    Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5):1-425 Leguminosae

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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