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| Family : FABACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Indigofera |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Indigofera tinctoria L. var. tinctoria (1753) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Indigofera bergii Vatke ex Engl. (1894) |
| =Indigofera anil var. orthocarpa DC. |
| =*Indigofera orthocarpa (DC.) O. Berg (1871) non C.Presl |
| =Indigofera tinctoria var. microcarpa A. Chev. (1935) |
| =Indigofera houer Forssk. |
| =Indigofera argentea L. |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Indigofera tinctoria var. arcuata J. B. Gillett (1970) |
| Indigofera tinctoria L. var. tinctoria (1753) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Erect annual to perennial herb or subshrub ± 0,35-2 m tall with stems thimly strigose or glabrescent by biramous mostly white hairs. |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Bush margins; cultivations and secondary growth; especially on alluvial soil; seasonally flooded grassland with scattered trees; sandy and sandy-clayey very humid or flooded soils; near permanent pool in sahelian zone;dunes; 0-400 m alt. etc... |
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Botswana, S. Africa (Transvaal); Cape Verde Isl.; S Arabia; Socotra; India; Sri Lanka; Malaya; Indochina; Philippines; Indonesia; New Guinea; Australia. - Probably introduced in Madagascar; introduced in tropical America. |
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Comprises 2 vars. |
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Formerly a major source of indigo dye, but now displaced by I. arrecta . |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Exell, A. & Wild, H. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca: Mozambique, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Bechuanaland Protectorate. London Kew 3(4): 133
- Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and south Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The Euro-Mediterranean Plant Base |
| see under Fgui |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden |
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| Record n°176874 modified 2007-04-24 |
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