Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera melanadenia Benth. ex Harv.

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 2: 195 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Schrire, B.D. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 3(4): 1-245. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Schrire, B.D. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 3(4): 1-245. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1969 Fries, F. [5376] South Africa K000511677 Yes
Jan 1, 1925 Schlechter, R. [4294] South Africa K000511675 Yes
Codd, L.E. [1335] South Africa K000511671 Yes
Schrire, B.D. [2429] South Africa K000511685 No
Schrire, B.D. [2368] South Africa K:SPC-59326.000 No
Mott, P.J. [1075] Botswana K000511660 No
Robertson, H. [540] Botswana K000511661 No
Codd, L.E. [3670] South Africa K000511665 Yes
Balsinhas, A.A. [03029] South Africa K000511678 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [1703] Zimbabwe K000511681 No
Simon, B.K. [318] Zimbabwe K000511658 No
Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000393279 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000393278 Type Yes
Codd, L.E. [1335] South Africa K000511670 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [7944] Zimbabwe K000511656 No
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8532] South Africa K000511672 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [219] South Africa K000511673 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [21220] South Africa K000511679 Yes
Burke, J. [s.n.] South Africa K001090560 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schrire, B.D. [2384] South Africa K000511662 No
Codd, L.E. [2611] South Africa K000511664 Yes
Dyer, R.A.; Collett, D.G. [468] South Africa K000511667 Yes
Toit, L., du [190] South Africa K000511669 Yes
Robinson, D.A. [307] Zimbabwe K000511659 No
Schrire, B.D. [2368] South Africa K000511663 No
Corby, H.D.L. [411] Zimbabwe K000511657 No
Schrire, B.D. [2363] South Africa K:SPC-60686.000 No
Simon, B.K. [672] Zimbabwe K000511682 No
Burke, J. [237] South Africa K000511668 Type Yes
Wild, H. [3285] Zimbabwe K000511683 No
Codd, L.E. [725] South Africa K000511686 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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