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Taxon:
Indigofera hendecaphylla
Jacq.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Indigofera
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Indigofereae
Nomen number:
311585
Place of publication:
Icon. pl. rar. 3: t. 570. 1789 Mar ("1786-1793"); Collectanea 2:358. 1789 Apr ("1788")
Verified:
09/14/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Indigofera endecaphylla
Jacq. ex Poir., orth. var.
Indigofera neglecta
N. E. Br.
Invalid Designation(s)
Indigofera spicata
auct., pro parte majore
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Reference(s)
Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds.
1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Barbosa, C.
1994. Contribución al conocimiento de las leguminosas colombianas. I. La tribu Galegeae (Brown) Torrey & Gray, 1838
sensu lato
. Trianea 5:28.
Note:
lists as "
endecaphylla
"
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Du Puy, D. J. et al.
1993. The separation of two previously confused species in the
Indigofera spicata
complex (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae). Kew Bull. 48:727-733.
Du Puy, D. J. et al.
2002. The Leguminosae of Madagascar
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.
1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:156-158.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Gillett, J. B.
1958.
Indigofera
(
Microcharis
) in tropical Africa. Kew Bull. add. ser., 1:119.
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
= "
Indigofera endecaphylla
", poisonous
Kort, I. de & G. Thijsse.
1984. A revision of the genus
Indigofera
(Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in Southeast Asia. Blumea 30:132.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Kumar, S & P. V. Sane.
2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
Lock, J. M. & J. Heald.
1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
Lock, J. M.
1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Sanjappa, M.
1995. Leguminosae - Papilionoideae tribe Indigoferae. Fascicles of flora of India. 21:160.
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Thulin, M.
1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Verdcourt, B.
1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Common names
English
creeping indigo –
Reference(s)
spicate indigo –
Reference(s)
trailing indigo –
Reference(s)
Spanish
añil rastrero –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Djibouti
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Rwanda
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Sao Tome and Principe
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Comoros
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
w.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
Hong Kong
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Andhra Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Bihar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Gujarat
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Karnataka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Kerala
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Madhya Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Maharashtra
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Manipur
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Odisha
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Rajasthan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Tamil Nadu
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
West Bengal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Brunei Darussalam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
1
Native
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
Society Islands
Tahiti
1
Native
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Djibouti
,
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi
,
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Congo
,
Gabon
,
Equatorial Guinea
,
Rwanda
,
Sao Tome and Principe
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Liberia
,
Mali
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Comoros
,
Madagascar
,
Reunion
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Guangdong Sheng, Yunnan Sheng (w.)],
Hong Kong
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh
,
India
[Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Rajasthan],
Sri Lanka
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Brunei Darussalam
,
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Pacific
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia
[Society Islands (Tahiti)]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
soil improver
fide Kew Bull add. ser., 1:138. 1958, as
I. spicata
Gillett, J. B.
1958.
Indigofera
(
Microcharis
) in tropical Africa. Kew Bull. add. ser., 1:119.
Note:
=
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Materials
tannin/dyestuff
as
Indigofera spicata
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
to livestock fide Kew Bull 48:728. 1993; Kingsbury, as
I. "endecaphylla"
Du Puy, D. J. et al.
1993. The separation of two previously confused species in the
Indigofera spicata
complex (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae). Kew Bull. 48:727-733.
Name
References