Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera flavicans Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 73 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Torre, A. R. et al. (1966). Papilionoideae. In: Consp. Fl. Angolensis 3. Exell & Fernandez

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [7086] South Africa K003772365 Yes
Seydel, R. [3768] Namibia K003772352 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1577] South Africa K003772362 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [308] South Africa K003772355 Yes
de Winter, B. [4136] Namibia K003772337 Yes
Codd, L.E. [5836] Namibia K003772340 Yes
Merxmuller, H. [1076] Namibia K003772342 Yes
Cood, L.E. [9998] South Africa K003772357 Yes
Engler, A. [6327] Namibia K003772347 Yes
Potgieter, J.A. [22] Namibia K003772339 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2119] South Africa K003772364 Yes
{Schweickerdt; Verdoom} [549] South Africa K003772358 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2116] South Africa K003772363 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [8925] Namibia K003772344 Yes
O'Connor, T.G. [135] South Africa K003772360 Yes
[illegible] [BH15336] Namibia K003772348 Yes
Rautanen [216] Namibia K003772341 Yes
Hochobes, M.M. [MH1055] Namibia K003772336 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [24400] South Africa K003772354 Yes
de Winter, B. [3920] Namibia K003772351 Yes
de Winter, B. [4136] Namibia K003772338 Yes
de Winter, B. [3833] Namibia K003772350 No
Baines, T. [s.n.] Botswana K000393018 Type Yes
Dinter [7541] Namibia K003772345 Yes
Schlecter, R. [4634] South Africa K003772359 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1577] South Africa K003772361 Yes
Codd, L.E. [8463] South Africa K003772353 Yes
Pienaar, J.N. [423] South Africa K003772356 Yes
{Dinter} [7541] Namibia K003772346 Yes
Wanntorp, H.; Wanntorp, H.E. [770] Namibia K003772349 Yes
[illegible] [27] Namibia K003772343 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/