- Family:
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus:
- Indigofera L.
Indigofera heterantha Wall. ex Brandis

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- Conservation
- Not Threatened
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub/Tree
Native to:
Afghanistan, Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
- Indigofera gerardiana Graham ex Baker
- Indigofera gerardiana var. heterantha (Wall. ex Brandis) Baker
- Indigofera heterantha var. gerardiana Ali
- Indigofera himalayensis var. retusa S.Biswas
- Indigofera macrostachya Vent.
- Indigofera quadrangularis Graham
- Indigofera roylei Koehne
- Indigofera rubroviolacea Dunn
Indigofera heterantha Wall. ex Brandis appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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s.coll. [Cat. no. 5480] | K001121056 | Yes | |||
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 5480], India | K001121059 | Yes | |||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5480], Nepal | K001121058 | Yes | |||
Wallich [5480], Uttaranchal | K000848591 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5480] | K001121057 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5480] | K001121060 | Yes | |||
Ellis, R. [s.n.], India | Indigofera rubroviolacea | K000848654 | Yes | ||
Parker, R.N. [s.n.], India | Indigofera rubroviolacea | K000848653 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5483], Nepal | Indigofera quadrangularis | K001121066 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5483], Nepal | Indigofera quadrangularis | K001121067 | Yes |
First published in Forest Fl. N.W. India: 135 (1874)
Accepted by
- Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
- Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
- 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
- Bean, W. J. (1970). Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, Ed 8 Vols 1-4
- Jain, S. K. (1991). Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany
- Kumar, S. & Sane PV (2003). Legumes of South Asia: a check-list. RBG Kew.
- Sanjappa, M. (1995). In Hajra, PK et al. (eds). Fascicles of Fl. of Ind. 21:123. Indig
- Webb, C. J. et al. (1988). Flora of New Zealand Vol IV
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