Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera kerstingii Harms

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 308 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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

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.
  • 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: 98.
  • in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 45: 308 (1910)

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.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Hepper, F. N. (1958). Papilionoideae. In: Flora West Tropical Africa. Keay, R. W. J.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1972 Geerling, C.; Bokdam, J. [1188] Ghana K000385622 No
Jan 1, 1966 Morton, J.K. [1077] Ghana K000385617 No
Jackson, G.; Apejoye [8973] Nigeria K000385631 No
Morton, J.K. [2709] Ghana K000385620 No
Olorunfemi, J. [24378] Nigeria K000385627 No
s.coll. [56] Mali K001634382 Yes
Maesen, L.J.G., van der [8101] Burkina Faso K000459836 No
Tuley, P.; Oche, M. [1683] Nigeria K000385630 No
Dalziel, J.M. [19] Nigeria K000385626 No
Latilo, M.G. [23548] Nigeria K000385628 No
Ern, H.; Leuenberger, B.; Scholz, H.; Scholz, U.; Schwarz, W. [1704] Togo K000385633 No
Adams, C.D.; Akpabla, G.K. [4122] Ghana K000385624 No
Hall, J.B. [475] Ghana K000385619 No
Keay, R.W.J. [37185] Nigeria K000385629 No
Kersting [A662] Togo K000392628 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hall; Enti [38755] Ghana K000385621 No
Scholz, O.; Koumassi, P.; Kuhn, H.; Peuker, H. [417] Togo K000385632 No
Latilo, M.G. [45845] Nigeria K000385623 No
s.coll. [6] Ghana K000385618 No
Dalziel, J.M. [580] Nigeria K000385625 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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