Indigofera heterantha Brandis

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Indigofera L.
Tribe: Indigofereae
References: [1914]

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Other names:

• Indigofera gerardiana Baker [Synonym] [1914][1939]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1992(Phytochem.)Southon I & Bowes I
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994-10 Schrire BD
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened
• Section:
  • Indigofera sect.Psiloceratiae (J.B.Gillett)Schrire [2298]

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Uses:

• Environmental [2080]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Asia [1914] [1938]
  • Afghanistan [1914]
  • Bhutan [1914]
  • China [1914]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Nepal [1914]
  • Pakistan [1938]

• Pacific Ocean [2080]
  • New Zealand(North) [2080]

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Notes:

• I.gerardiana has flwrs > I.heterantha and may yet represent a distinct sp.
  
• I.gerardiana is widely cultivated in the N.hemisphere & cultivated in S.Africa [2298]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:27:22