Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera brevicalyx Baker f.

First published in J. Bot. 41: 237 (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to E. Central & E. Tropical Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f. in Journal of Botany 41: 237 (1903).
  • Cronquist in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 5: 159 (1954).
  • Gillett in Kew Bulletin, Add. Ser. 1: 43 (1958).

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?
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V. [5058] Kenya K003838156 Yes
Schrire, B.D. [2566] Kenya K003838167 Yes
Rwaburindore, P.K. [5349] Uganda K003838142 Yes
Tweedie [861] Kenya K003838154 Yes
Peter, G.A. [49660] Tanzania K003838182 Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [765] Kenya K:SPC-09272.000 No
Rwaburindore, P.K. [3299] Uganda K003838144 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [1834] Kenya K003838161 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [7079] Kenya K003838157 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [6252] Kenya K003838169 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [6226] Somalia K001604359 Yes
Schimper [1397] Ethiopia K000392739 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [6032] Kenya K003838170 Yes
Tweedie [1170] Kenya K003838150 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [24918] Tanzania K003838181 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9222] Kenya K003838172 Yes
Tweedie [765] Kenya K003838151 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Evans, A.N. [74/638] Kenya K003838168 Yes
Magogo, F.C. [1355] Kenya K003838149 Yes
Richards, M. [20407] Tanzania K003838180 Yes
Verdcourt [3848] Kenya K003838165 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [647] Tanzania K003838177 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [1578] Kenya K003838173 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1463] Kenya K003838171 Yes
Peter, G.A. [49660] Tanzania K003838179 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [JMG94531] Tanzania K003838175 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2123] Kenya K003838163 Yes
Rwaburindore, P.K. [5421] Uganda K003838141 Yes
Chandler, H. [2516] Uganda K003838146 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7493] Tanzania K003838178 Yes
Tweedie (Mrs.) [1326] Kenya K003838155 Yes
Elliott, G.F.S. [6639] Kenya K003838152 Yes
Rwaburindore, P.K.; Schrire, B. [3313] Uganda K003838143 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [17315] Kenya K003838166 Yes
Bogdan, A. [44] Kenya K003838164 Yes
{Greenway} [6879] Tanzania K003838176 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2482] K003838148 Yes
Napier, E.R. [2604] Kenya K003838162 Yes
Lock, J.M. [83/144] Kenya K003838159 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [107] Kenya K003838160 Yes
McKay, A.D.; McKay, A.H. [AH38] Kenya K003838153 Yes
Chandler, H. [2517] K003838147 Yes
s.coll. [JMG93220] Tanzania K003838174 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [7079] Kenya K003838158 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1657] Uganda K003838145 Yes
Rwaburindore, P.K. [3313] Uganda K003838140 Yes
Burchell [7366] South Africa Indigofera pentaphylla K000393121 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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