Family:
Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus:
Indigofera L.

Indigofera tinctoria L.

This species is accepted, and its native range is W. Tropical Africa, Tanzania to S. Africa, Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China.

[FTEA]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Shrubby herb 0.5–1.7 m. tall, closely related to I. arrecta, differing principally in the fruit which is longer (up to 35 mm.), ± 2 mm. wide and thick, 8–12-seeded and often somewhat curved.
Morphology General Indumentum
Indumentum of stem and calyx white.
Morphology Leaves
Leaflets 9–13 or rarely up to 17, either glabrous or strigulose above.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4–5 mm. long.

[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Sudanian anthropic landscapes, Lake Victoria regional mosaic; anthropic landscapes., Lake Victoria regional mosaic; bushland and thicket, Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket, Sudanian bushland and thicket, Zambezian anthropic landscapes., Zambezian
Morphology General Habit
Annual/Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
Vernacular
Aika, Anil, Anileiro, Bengal Indigo, Ceylon Indigo, Digo, Engilavy, Engitra, Indigo, Indigo Sauvage, Indigofera, Indigofera Krasilnaya, Indigostrauch, Indigotier, Indygo, Indygowiec Barwierski, Ingetsea, Madras Indigo, Nil, Nil-awari, Pianta Dell' Indaco,

[FSOM]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Shrubby herb 0.5–1.7 m tall; stems strigulose
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-rhachis up to 6 cm long including a petiole of up to 1 cm
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 9–13(–17), opposite, elliptic-oblong, up to 18 x 9 mm, strigulose beneath, glabrous or strigulose above
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes many-flowered, subsessile, up to 5 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 1.2 mm long with triangular lobes about as long as the tube, white strigulose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard white strigulose outside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4–5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod up to 35 x 2 mm, straight or sometimes ± curved, deflexed, strigulose, 8–12-seeded.
Distribution
S1–3 widespread in tropical Africa and also in S Arabia, Socotra, India, Sri Lanka, SE Asia and introduced in tropical America.
Ecology
Altitude range 5–300 m.
Vernacular
Dharjo, dharqo (Somali).

[FWTA]

Papilionaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit
Softly woody plant up to 6 ft. high
Note
Formerly much cultivated, perhaps indigenous.

[ILDIS]
Use
Chemical products, Domestic, Environmental, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Toxins

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, East Himalaya, Ghana, India, Laccadive Is., Malawi, Maldives, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Territory, Oman, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Seychelles, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Sumatera, Taiwan, Togo, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Indigofera tinctoria L. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2015 I Wayan Sukadana [IWS 014], Indonesia K000569232 No
Persieh [s.n.], Australia K000217462 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5474] K001121042 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5474] K001121045 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5474] K001121041 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5474], India K001121039 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5474], India K001121038 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5474], Myanmar K001121043 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5474] K001121044 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5474] K001121040 Yes

First published in Sp. Pl.: 751 (1753)

Accepted by

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  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
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  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau) Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
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  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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  • 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 checck-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
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  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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  • 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.
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