Indigofera spicata Forsskal

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Indigofera L.
Tribe: Indigofereae
References: [347][1056][2667]

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Other names:

• Indigofera neglecta N.E.Br. [Synonym] [347]
  
• Indigofera parvula sensu Robyns [Misapplied] [173][210]
  
• Indigofera pusilla Lam. [Synonym] [1290]
  

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Common Names:

• Creeping Indigo [1919]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994-10 Schrire BD
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened
• Section:
  • Indigofera sect. Alternifoliae Harv. [2654]

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Uses:

• Environmental [347]
  
• Forage [347]
  
• Toxins [347]
  
• Weed [1915]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [2667]
  • Burkina [2667]
  • Burundi [2667]
  • Cameroon [2667]
  • Central African Rep. [2667]
  • Ethiopia [2667]
  • Kenya [2667]
  • Malawi [2667]
  • Mozambique [2667]
  • Rwanda [2667]
  • South Africa [2667]
  • Sudan [2667]
  • Tanzania [2667]
  • Uganda [2667]
  • Zaire [2667]
  • Zambia [2667]
  • Zimbabwe [2667]

• Indian Ocean [347] [2667]
  • Madagascar [347] [2667]
  • Mauritius [2667]

• Middle East [347]
  • Yemen [347]

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Notes:

• I.hendecaphylla Jacq. now considered distinct but attribution of chemical
  
• records difficult [2298]
  
• I.neglecta N.E.Br. may deserve intraspecific rank. [2298]
  
• Subsection Alternifoliae. [2654]
  
• Descrptns in [210 & 1915] refer to I.spicata Forssk. and I.hendecaphylla Jacq. [2654]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:03:06