Lindenbergia indica (L.) Vatke

First published in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 25: 10 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Egypt to N. Kenya, Arabian Peninsula to Indian Subcontinent. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Kenya, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, West Himalaya, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Boulos, L. (2002). Flora of Egypt 3: 1-373. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Fischer, M.A., Grau, J., Huber-Morath, A., Rechinger, K.H., Wendelbo, P. & Yeo, P.F. (1981). Flora Iranica 147: 1-298. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1982). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-226. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Mill, R. & al. (2015). Flora of Pakistan 220: 1-331. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Sikarwar, R.L.S. (2014). Angiosperm diversity assessment of Chitrakootthe legendary place of Vindhyan range, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 563-619.
  • T. Smitinand & K. Larsen, eds. (1987). Flora of Thailand 5: 1-470. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulos, L. (2002). Flora of Egypt 3: 1-373. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1982). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-226. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Hjertson [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Hjertson in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 119: 265–321 (1996).
  • Pickering, H. & Awale, A. I. (2018). Introduction to plants in Central Somaliland. Ponte Invisibile, Redsea Cultural Foundation.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Ethiop. & Eritr. 5: 263 (2006).
  • J.L.S. 119: 304 (1995)
  • Osterr. Bot. Zeits. 25: 10 (1875)
  • Thulin (ed.), Fl. Somal.: 3: 282 (2006)
  • Wood, Handb. Fl. Yemen: 262 (1997)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Aucher- Eloy, P.M.R. [5104] Oman K000951133 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Royle, J.F. [s.n.] India K000951120 Lectotype Yes
Jul 10, 1976 anon. [s.n.] India K000662321 Yes
Jul 10, 1976 Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.] Ethiopia K000379593 Unknown Type Material Yes
Collenette, C.N. [317] Somalia K005332639 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [966] Somalia K005332638 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [903] Somalia K005332652 Yes
Elmi, A.; Pickering, H. [29] Somalia K005332635 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [882] Somalia K005332648 Yes
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs) [1377] Somalia K005332642 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [5935] Somalia K005332650 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [7118] Ethiopia K005332631 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [15970] Somalia K005332653 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [1177] Somalia K005332657 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4503] Somalia K005332641 Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Hassan, A. [9126] Somalia K005332640 Yes
Balslev, H.; Sutjaritjai, N.; Chamchumroon, V.; Eiserhardt, W.; Eiserhardt, S.; Sumanon, P.; Panyadee, P.; Kladwong, P.; Pakinamhang, B. [9906] Thailand K001600997 Yes
Guichard, K.M. [EAH10694] Somalia K005332646 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B7068] Eritrea K005332630 Yes
Thulin, M. [5664] Somalia K005332636 Yes
Aweke, G.; Gilbert, M.G. [912] Ethiopia K005332628 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [16095] Somalia K005332654 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4825] Somalia K005332649 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [836] Somalia K005332643 Yes
Thulin, M. [8903] Djibouti K005332633 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Somalia K005332651 Yes
Popov, G. [1193] Somalia K005332656 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [12946] Eritrea K005332632 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [8648] Djibouti K005332634 Yes
Gillet [4825] Somalia K005332644 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [865] Somalia K005332647 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1689] Somalia K005332645 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew; Abdela, A. [12867] Ethiopia K005332629 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Wondefrash, M.; Ermias Getachew [10358] Ethiopia K005332627 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1406] Somalia K005332655 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [12254] Ethiopia K005332626 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [977] Ethiopia K005332669 Yes
s.coll. [12] Ethiopia K005332625 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [537] Somalia K005332637 Yes
Schimper [782] Ethiopia Lindenbergia abyssinica K000379594 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3923] Burma Stemodia ruderalis K001117621 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3923] India Stemodia ruderalis K001117616 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 3923] Burma Stemodia ruderalis K001117622 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3923] Stemodia ruderalis K001117620 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3923] Nepal Stemodia ruderalis K001117615 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3923] India Stemodia ruderalis K001117614 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3923] Stemodia ruderalis K001117619 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3923] Stemodia ruderalis K001117618 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3923] Stemodia ruderalis K001117617 Unknown Type Material Yes

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