Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera atriceps Hook.f.

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 190 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Schrire, B.D. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 3(4): 1-245. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Schrire, B.D. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 3(4): 1-245. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 94 (1871).
  • Cronquist in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 5: 165 (1954).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 154 (1962).
  • Gillett in Kew Bulletin, Add. Ser. 1: 78 (1958).
  • Hook. f. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 7: 190 (1864).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1998 Onana, J.-M. [635] Cameroon K000337822 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Letouzey, R. [11588] Cameroon K000087116 Yes
Jul 6, 1954 Holst, C. [8987] Tanzania K000392855 Type Yes
Jul 6, 1954 Kassner, T. [876] Kenya K000392856 Type Yes
Morton, J.K. [760] Cameroon K000087100 Yes
Morton, J.K. [6844] Cameroon K000087135 Yes
Datizua, C.; Banze, A.; Osborne, J; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Ndala, B. (guia) [CD93] Mozambique K001346774 No
Dunlap [208] Cameroon K000087101 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [921] Cameroon K000087139 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [68] Cameroon K000087179 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [10698] Cameroon K000087133 Yes
Morton, J.K. [7098] Cameroon K000087136 Yes
Meijer, W. [15437] Cameroon K000087117 Yes
Morton, J.K. [573] Cameroon K000087134 Yes
Lejeune, J.B.H. [257] Rwanda K000392759 Type Yes
Sousa, G. [[N.A.]284] Mozambique K000393050 Isotype Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1215] Cameroon K000087138 Yes
Mucaleque, P.; Osborne, J.; Banze, A. Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Rachide,T.; Ndala, B. (guide) [PM61] Mozambique K001346907 No
Maitland, T.D. [295] Cameroon K000087103 Yes
Migeod, F., W. H. [132] Cameroon K000087105 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [808] Cameroon K000087102 Yes
Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10831] Cameroon K000087104 Yes
Lejeune, J.B.H. [99] Rwanda K000392760 Type Yes
Breteler, F.J. [MC 11] Cameroon K000087178 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [2636] Cameroon K000087118 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2789] Tanzania K000392854 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0