Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera linifolia (L.f.) Retz.

First published in Observ. Bot. 4: 29 (1786)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan to China (S. Sichuan, Yunnan) and Tropical Asia, Australia. It is an annual, perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen

Introduced into:

New Caledonia, Réunion

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Adema, F. (2011). Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 15. Notes on Indigofera. Blumea 56: 270-272.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Balslav, H. & Chantaranothai, P. (2018). Flora of Thailand 4(3.1): 221-371. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Prakash, L. & Balasubramanian, P. (2018). Invasive alien flora of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Southern Eastern Ghats, India. Indian Forester 144: 857-862.
  • Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II. Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Sikarwar, R.L.S. (2014). Angiosperm diversity assessment of Chitrakootthe legendary place of Vindhyan range, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 563-619.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zhu, X.Y., Zhang, R.P. & He, Y.L. (eds.) (2021). An inventory of legume species diversity of Myanmar: 1-297. China Minzu university press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II. Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Ambasta, S. P. (1986). The useful plants of India
  • De Kort, I. & Thijsse, G. (1984). Blumea 30 (1) : 89-151. A rev. of Indigofera in S. E. Asia
  • Gillett, J. B. (1958). Kew Bull. Addnl. ser. 1:1-166. Indigofera.. in Tropical Africa.
  • Horn, P. E. (1988). Herbarium References
  • Jain, S. K. (1991). Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany
  • Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a
  • Sanjappa, M. (1995). In Hajra, PK et al. (eds). Fascicles of Fl. of Ind. 21:123. Indig
  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000217284 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5489] K001121076 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F., von [s.n.] Australia K000217292 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000628369 Yes
Schimper, W. [477] Ethiopia K000392744 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5489] K001121075 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cunningham, A. [s.n.] Australia K000217286 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5489] K001121082 Unknown Type Material Yes
leg. ign. [s.n.] Australia K000217290 Yes
Mehra, K.L. [490] Indonesia K000628372 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5489] Burma K001121079 Unknown Type Material Yes
Backer, C.A. [7536] Indonesia K000628376 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5489] Burma K001121081 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5489] India K001121077 Unknown Type Material Yes
leg. ign. [s.n.] Australia K000217289 Yes
Henry, A. [6804] Taiwan K000628364 No
Cunningham, A.; Hooker [s.n.] Australia K000217280 Yes
Kostermans, A.J.G.H.; Wirawan, N. [354] Indonesia K000628375 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5489] K001121074 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000217285 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5489] K001121083 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ayaz; Maqsood [s.n.] Pakistan K000628365 Yes
Larsen, K. [8308] Thailand K000628370 Yes
Backer, C.A. [20816] Indonesia K000628374 No
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [2424] Bhutan K000628368 Yes
Mashotra, C.L. [42759] India K000628367 Yes
Cunningham, A. [248] Australia K000217287 Yes
Dilmy, A. [1041] Indonesia K000628377 No
Kairo, A. [51658] Papua New Guinea K000628379 No
Cunningham, A. [s.n.] Australia K000217282 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5489] Burma K001121080 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fraser [s.n.] Australia K000217283 Yes
Mehra, K.L. [375] Timor-Leste K000628373 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5489] Burma K001121078 Unknown Type Material Yes
Armstrong [s.n.] Australia K000217291 Yes
Hartley, T.G. [9869] Papua New Guinea K000628378 No
s.coll. [6510] New Caledonia K000628380 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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