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This species is accepted, and its native range is S. Tropical & S. Africa.

[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Habit
Annual, Not climbing, Herb

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Indigofera filipes Benth. ex Harv. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Schrire, B.D. [2411], South Africa 59306.000
Zeyher [282], South Africa K000393359
Burke [299], South Africa K000393360 Unknown type material
Burke [299], South Africa K000393361 Unknown type material
[illegible] [s.n.], South Africa K000393362

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 2: 198 (1862)

Accepted by

  • Schrire, B.D. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 3(4): 1-245. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Schrire, B.D. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 3(4): 1-245. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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International Legume Database and Information Service
International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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Kew Backbone Distributions
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2021. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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Plants and People Africa
Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
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