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Taxon:
Indigofera spicata
Forssk.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Indigofera
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Indigofereae
Nomen number:
20052
Place of publication:
Fl. aegypt.-arab. 138. 1775
Comment:
non
Indigofera spicata
auct., pro parte majore (=
I. hendecaphylla
Jacq.)
Verified:
09/17/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
101
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
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
Berhaut, J.
1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
Boudet, G. et al.
1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds.
1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
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
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Indigofera+spicata&quantity=1
Gillett, J. B.
1958.
Indigofera
(
Microcharis
) in tropical Africa. Kew Bull. add. ser., 1:119.
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Huang, S. F. & T. C. Huang.
1987. Taxonomic treatment of the Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Taiwan. Taiwania 32:11-117.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
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
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Lebrun, J.-P. et al.
1972. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Tchad meridional
Lock, J. M.
1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
Matthew, K. M.
1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
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
Sanjappa, M.
1985. The genus
Indigofera
L. (Fabaceae-Papilionoideae) in Burma. Reinwardtia 10:235.
URL:
http://www.biologi.lipi.go.id/bio_english/mTemplate.php?h=25
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Thulin, M.
1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
Troupin, G.
1978-. Flore du Rwanda.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Verdcourt, B.
1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Common names
English
creeping indigo –
Reference(s)
German
kriechender Indigostrauch –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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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
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
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
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Rwanda
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
s.
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi
,
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Rwanda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burkina Faso
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
,
Mauritius
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Yemen
(s.)
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Name
References