Family:
Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus:
Indigofera L.

Indigofera malacostachys Benth.

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

[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General 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 Has image?
Acocks, J.P.H. [13908], South Africa K000511676 No
Germishuizen, G. [169], South Africa K000511680 No
Codd, L.E. [3952], South Africa K000511674 No
Compton, R.H. [29647], Swaziland K000511666 No

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

  • 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 Selected Plant Families 2022. 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 2022. 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