Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera hilaris Eckl. & Zeyh.

First published in Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 241 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Schrire, B.D. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 3(4): 1-245. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cronquist in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 5: 133 (1954).
  • Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 241 (1836).
  • Gillett in Kew Bulletin 24: 476 (1970).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 4, 1962 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000210490 Type Yes
Synge, A.H.M. [WC438] Malawi K000210486 No
Richards, H.M. [16500] Malawi K000210489 No
[Queenzius] [s.n.] South Africa K000393083 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rogers, F.A. [26210] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000392614 Type Yes
Rogers, F.A. [26210] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000392615 Type Yes
Whyte, A. [151] Malawi K000210491 Type Yes
Synge, A.H.M. [WC438] Malawi K000210485 No
Schrire, B.D. [2330] South Africa K:SPC-62718.000 No
Pawek, J. [12855] Malawi K000210487 No
Galpin, E.E. [1039] South Africa K000393081 Type Yes
Ecklon [s.n.] K000393082 Type Yes
Pawek, J. [9864] Malawi K000210488 No
Stirton, C.H. [11814] South Africa K:SPC-59269.000 No

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 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