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Indigofera L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 751 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000019058.

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Synonyms of Indigofera

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Acanthonotus Benth. Niger Fl. : 293 (1849) wfo-4000000131
Anila Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754) wfo-4000002141
Bremontiera DC. Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 4: 93 (1825) wfo-4000005390
Brissonia Neck. Elem. Bot. 3: 36 (1790) wfo-4000005448
Eilemanthus Hochst. Flora 29: 598 (1846) wfo-4000013076
Elasmocarpus Hochst. ex Chiov. Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 87 (1903 publ. 1902) wfo-4000013137
Hemispadon Endl. Flora 15: 385 (1832) wfo-4000017431
Oustropis G.Don Gen. Hist. 2: 214 (1832) wfo-4000027506
Sphaeridiophorum Desv. J. Bot. Agric. 1: 125 (1813) wfo-4000035957
Tricoilendus Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 97 (1837) wfo-4000039091
Vaughania S.Moore J. Bot. 58: 188 (1920) wfo-4000040067
Amecarpus Benth. Veg. Kingd. , ed. 2: 554 (1847) wfo-4000044161
Indigo Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 326 (1763) wfo-4000044190

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Indigofera:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera adaochengensis Y.Y.Fang & C.Z.Zheng Acta Phytotax. Sin. 21(3): 325. f. 2 1983 — wfo-0001251884
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera adesmiaefolia A.Gray U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 405 (1854) wfo-0001053676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera alba Dieck Nursery Cat. (Dieck)1885(Haupt-Kat.): 43 (1885) — wfo-0001443861
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera ammoxylon (DC.) Polhill Kew Bull. 41(2): 343. 1986 [22 Jul 1986] wfo-0001425467
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera amoena Dryand. Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 3: 68. 1789 wfo-0001053677
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera angulata Rottler ex Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 277 (1826) wfo-0000731221
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera angustifolia var. angustifolia – Unknown wfo-0001421324
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera arborescens Zuccagni Cent. Observ. Pl. 1: 39 (1806) wfo-0000731226
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera argyrea Chiov. Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1917: 28 (1917) wfo-0000731229
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera aristata Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 273 (1826) wfo-0000191537
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera ascendens Walp. Linnaea 13(5): 520. 1840 [prob. Feb 1840] wfo-0001053680
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera atropurpurea Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. Hort. Bengal. 57; Fl. Ind. iii. 381. — wfo-0000193920
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera australis subsp. australis – – wfo-0001425587
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera biflora B.Heyne ex Roth Nov. Pl. Sp. : 358 (1821) wfo-0000731248
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera bijuga Vogel ex Walp. Linnaea 13: 523 (1840) wfo-0000191542
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera bilabiata Loisel. Herb. Gén. Amat. 6: t. 392 (1822) — wfo-1200022960
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera bilabiata Loisel. ex Drapiez Herb. Amat. Fl. vi. (1833) t. 401. wfo-0000731250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera boylei hort. Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 220, in syn. 1894 wfo-0001056118
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera brevidens var. brevidens – – wfo-0001399692
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera bufalina Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 458 (1790) wfo-0000731259
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera carlesi Craib – — wfo-0000197516
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera ceciliae N.E.Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 101 (1906) wfo-0000731269
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera charlierana var. scaberrima (Schinz) J.B.Gillett – — wfo-0000192019
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera circinnata Roxb. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 806 (1840) wfo-1200022965
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera clitorioides G.Don Gen. Hist. 2: 206 (1832) wfo-0000731277
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera cooperii W.G.Craib Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8(36): 50 1913 — wfo-0001056106
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera coronillaefolia A.Cunn. ex Benth. Fl. Austral. 2: 201 (1864) wfo-0001053681
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera coronillaefolia hort. Kew 1: Polypet. 119 1894 — wfo-0001053975
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera crassisiliqua Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 806 (1840) wfo-0000731289
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera decora subsp. decora – – — wfo-0001230495
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera decora var. cooperii (Craib) Y.Y.Fang & C.Z.Zheng – — wfo-0000197514
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera decora var. decora – – — wfo-0000197507
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera denudata Schrank Bot. Zeitung (Regensburg) 4: 309 (1805) wfo-1200022969
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera denudata Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 132. 1800 wfo-0000191774
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera dequinensis Sanjappa Taiwania 37(1): 3 1992 — wfo-0001259570
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera dorycnium Fenzl Flora 27: 312 1844 — wfo-0001053682
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera drepanocarpa Bergman – — wfo-0000183715
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera elongata G.Don Gen. Hist. 2: 206 (1832) wfo-0001053683
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera enneaphylla Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 2: 244. 1836 [Jan 1836] wfo-0001053685
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera esquirolii H.Lév. – — wfo-0000197504
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera faberii W.G.Craib Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8(36): 52, 67 1913 — wfo-0001056108
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera fuzi Siebold ex Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 44, in syn. 1867 wfo-0001056119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera glandulifera Page ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 807 (1840) wfo-1200022982
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera glandulosa var. sykesii Baker ex B.K.V.Kumar & N.Ramayya Curr. Sci. 52(9): 429, isonym of I. glandulosa var. sykesii Baker 1876. 1983 — wfo-0000205170
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera grandifoliola Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) , sér. 4, 8: 649 (1859) wfo-0000731350
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera guatemalensis Moc., Sessé & Cerv. ex Backer Voorl. Schoolfl. Java 77 1908 wfo-0001062393
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera hinanensis H.T.Tsai & T.F.Yu – — wfo-0000197572
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera hookeriana Meisn. London J. Bot. 2: 85 (1843) wfo-0000731366
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera inconspicua Schult. Observ. Bot. : 154 (1809) wfo-1200041824
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera iwafusi Siebold ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres 60, nomen. 1877 wfo-0001056113
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera jintongpenensis Huan C.Wang, L.Yao & X.L.Zhao PhytoKeys 241: 92 2024 wfo-1000064305
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera jodhpurensis Bhellum, Dhar & Magotra Nordic J. Bot. 2023(12)-e04005: 2 2023 wfo-1000058394
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera kirilowii Maxim. ex Palibin Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 17: 62 (1899) wfo-0001056109
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera kirilowii Palib. – wfo-0000186643
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera limifolia Benth. – — wfo-0001060523
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera longeracemosa Boivin ex Baill. Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 399 (1883) wfo-0000193323
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera macroptera hort. ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres 60, nomen. 1877 wfo-0001056114
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera madagascariensis Vatke Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 7: 245 (1882) wfo-0001053691
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera mckinlayi F.Muell. Fragm. 5: 183 (1866) wfo-0000731415
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera microstachya C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 3: 484 (1845) wfo-0000731422
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera minata var. florida Isely Brittonia 34(3): 339. 1982 [8 Sep 1982] wfo-0001393184
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera minutiflora Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 666 (1842) wfo-0000731424
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera mucronata Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. , ed. 2: 173 (1894) wfo-1200022997
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera mutisii Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 274 (1826) wfo-0000731431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera neoarborea Hu ex F.T.Wang & Tang – — wfo-0001035420
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera nesophila Lievens & Urbatsch – — wfo-0000191533
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera orthocarpa C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 3: 486 (1845) wfo-0000173647
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera oxytropoides Schltr. – — wfo-0000194196
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera pilgeriana Schltr. – — wfo-0000194375
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera plumosa Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 278 (1826) wfo-0000731465
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera pratensis var. pratensis – – wfo-0001402545
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera pseudotinctoria var. albiflora Honda Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 47(556): 298 1933 wfo-1200098483
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera purpurea Page ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 808 (1840) wfo-0000731479
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera remota Baker f. – — wfo-0000194806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera rhechodes Walp. Linnaea 13(5): 519. 1840 [prob. Feb 1840] wfo-0001053697
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera roxburghii J.St.-Hil. Mém. Indig. : 9 (1826) wfo-1200023016
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera roylii Hort. ex Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. iii. (1893) 692. wfo-0001053976
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera salteri Baker f. – — wfo-0000194993
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera sangana Harms in Schlechter, Westafr. Kautschuk-Exped. 292, nomen. wfo-0001053979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera sericea Thunb. ex Harv. & Sond. Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 2: 22. 1862 [15-31 Oct 1862] wfo-0000731509
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera sericophylla Franch. Pl. Delavay. : 157 (1889) wfo-0000731511
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera sieberiana Scheele Linnaea 17: 337 (1844) wfo-0000195250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera signata var. signata – – wfo-0001402599
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera socotrana Vierh. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 54: 32 1904 — wfo-0000731521
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera speciosa C.Fraser ex Hook. Bot. Mag. 57: t. 3000, in syn. 1830 wfo-0001056111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera stricta Craib Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 61 (1913) — wfo-0001443873
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera sylvestris Pamp. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 17(3): 397 1910 — wfo-0001060737
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera tephrosioides Micheli – — wfo-0000182696
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera trifoliata var. unifoliolata (Merr.) De Kort & G.Thijsse – — wfo-0000206300
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera trita subsp. trita – – wfo-0001367002
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera trita var. maffei (Chiov.) Ali – — wfo-0000205239
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera tritoidea Baker Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895(105): 214. [Sep 1895] wfo-0000731560
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera ufipaensis J.B.Gillett – — wfo-0000196112
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera uncinata var. uncinata – – wfo-0001390836
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera unifoliata Merr. Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 65. 1910 wfo-0000731565
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera vanwyki Schrire & K.W.Grieve S. African J. Bot. 160: 69 2023 wfo-1000057628
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera virgata var. parvifolia DC. Prodr. 2: 224 (1825) wfo-0001398738
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera vivax Schrank Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 2: 64 (1822) wfo-0000173650
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Indigofera woodii var. woodii – Unknown wfo-0001421329