Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera geminata Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 81 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Cameroon. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 1: 121, partly
  • Berhaut Fl. Sen. 52, partly.
  • Tiss. in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 3: 265
  • in F.T.A. 2: 81 (1871)

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1993 Porembski, S.; Biedinger, N. [1439] Liberia K000385583 No
Dec 1, 1993 Porembski, S.; Biedinger, N. [1439] Liberia K000385584 No
Dec 1, 1993 Porembski, S.; Biedinger, N. [1445] Liberia K000385586 No
Dec 1, 1993 Porembski, S.; Biedinger, N. [1447] Liberia K000385585 No
Dec 1, 1993 Porembski, S.; Biedinger, N. [1446] Liberia K000385587 No
Jan 1, 1977 Ern, H.; Leuenberger, B.; Scholz, H.; Scholz, U.; Schwarz, W. [2341] Togo K000385582 No
Jan 1, 1977 Ern, H.; Leuenberger, B.; Scholz, H.; Scholz, U.; Schwarz, W. [1466] Togo K000385581 No
Dec 17, 1954 Rowland [s.n.] Nigeria K000385571 No
Irvine, F.R. [4622] Ghana K000385575 No
Irvine, F.R. [4710] Ghana K000385577 No
Barter, C. [s.n.] Nigeria K000392644 Type Yes
Saxer, A. [382] Cameroon K000385566 Yes
Hall, J.B.; Hossain; Agyakwah [37916] Ghana K000385580 No
Dalziel, J.M. [1221] Nigeria K000385570 No
Barter [966] Nigeria K000392643 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barter [966] Nigeria K000392642 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rose Innes, R. [32050] Ghana K000385576 No
Skillinck, M. [268] Nigeria K000385574 No
Madsen, J.E. [5967] Burkina Faso K000385568 Yes
Morton, J.K. [3774] Ghana K000385578 No
Stanfield, D.P. [45648] Nigeria K000385573 No
Madsen, J.E. [5330] Burkina Faso K000385567 No
Gillett, J.B. [15405] Nigeria K000385572 No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [24772] Burkina Faso K000385569 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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 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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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