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This species is accepted, and its native range is SE. Botswana to Eswatini.

[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub

Native to:

Botswana, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Indigofera malacostachys Benth. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Codd, L.E. [3952], South Africa K000511674
Compton, R.H. [29647], Swaziland K000511666
Germishuizen, G. [169], South Africa K000511680
Acocks, J.P.H. [13908], South Africa K000511676

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 2: 184 (1862)

Accepted by

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Not accepted by

  • Schrire, B.D. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 3(4): 1-245. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Indigofera melanadenia.]

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

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/
© Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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/
© Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0