Indigofera astragalina DC.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Indigofera L.
Tribe: Indigofereae
References: [347][2659]

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994-10 Schrire BD
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened
• Section:
  • Indigofera sect. Hirsutae Rydberg [2654]

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [347]
  • Botswana [8]
  • Burundi [210]
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Chad [64]
  • Ethiopia [347]
  • Kenya [347]
  • Malawi [347]
  • Mali [347]
  • Mauritania [8]
  • Mozambique [347]
  • Namibia-ISO [347]
  • Niger [347]
  • Nigeria [347]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [217]
  • Senegal [347]
  • South Africa [347]
  • Sudan [347]
  • Tanzania [347]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zaire [347]
  • Zambia [347]
  • Zimbabwe [347]

• Asia [1914]
  • China [1914]
  • India-ISO [347]
  • Myanmar [210]
  • Pakistan [210]
  • Sri Lanka [347]

• Australasia [1914]
  • Australia [1914]

• Caribbean [347] [1914]
  • Caribbean-TRP [1914]

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Notes:

• Much confused with I.hirsuta (FTEA, ref.210, Gillett, ref.347,p.110).
  
• Some introgressive hybridisation may occur where ranges overlap (JBG ref.347).
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:00:40