Indigofera tinctoria L.
Status: Accepted
Genus: Indigofera L.
Tribe: Indigofereae
References: [347][453][1056]
Other names:
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- Habit:
- Lifespan:
- Stems:
- Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
- Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
- Conservation Status:
- Section:
- Indigofera sect. Indigofera [2654]
Uses:
Geographical Distribution:
- Africa [2298]
- Central African Rep. [347]
- Sao Tome & Principe [217]
Notes:
- Very variable.Range much extended by cultivation. (G.ref.347,p.106).
- Two varieties, tinctoria & arcuata (G. in FTEA, ref.210).
- Type species of genus.
- Probably introduced to the Maldives, for it's dye, but now naturalised. [3076]
- No recent collections from Reunion and Rodrigues. [1915]
Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:03:18