Indigofera colutea (Burm.f.)Merr.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Indigofera L.
Tribe: Indigofereae
References: [210][2659]

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Other names:

• Galega colutea Burm.f. [Synonym] [1056]
  
• Indigofera inquinans Willd. [Synonym] [1597]
  
• Indigofera junodii N.E.Br. [Synonym] [347]
  
• Indigofera seticulosa Harv. [Synonym] [2659]
  
• Indigofera viscosa Lam. [Synonym] [347]
  

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Descriptors:

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

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [363]
  • Botswana [8]
  • Cape Verde [363]
  • Djibouti [8]
  • Ethiopia [363]
  • Kenya [363]
  • Malawi [363]
  • Mali [363]
  • Mozambique [363]
  • Namibia-ISO [363]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [363]
  • Rwanda [220]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [217]
  • Senegal [363]
  • Socotra [363]
  • Somalia [363]
  • South Africa [363]
  • Sudan [363]
  • Tanzania [363]
  • Uganda [363]
  • Zaire [363]
  • Zambia [363]
  • Zimbabwe [363]

• Asia [1914] [1939] [2075]
  • Afghanistan [1939]
  • India-ISO [363]
  • Indonesia-ISO [363]
  • Irian Jaya [2075]
  • Myanmar [1914]
  • Pakistan [363]
  • Sri Lanka [363] [2075]
  • Thailand [2075]
  • Vietnam [2075]

• Australasia [2075]
  • Australia [363]
  • Papua New Guinea [2075]

• Caribbean
  • Caribbean-TRP [1597]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Saudi Arabia [1939]
  • Yemen [363]

• North America [2658]
  • United States [2658]

• Pacific Ocean [1914]
  • New Zealand(North) [1914]

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Notes:

• Probably occurs in Togo (Ern, ref.23).
  
• Confused with I.zenkeri pre-1970 (Gillett, 1970).
  
• Five vars.(Gillett ref.347); not maintained in FTEA,(ref.210).
  
• Subsection Viscosae [2654]
  
• Two varities recognised by Thulin, colutea and somalensis (Bak.f.)J.B.Gillett. [24]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:01:02