Fabaceae
Indigofera

Indigofera paracapitata J.B.Gillett

First published in Kew Bull., Addit. Ser. 1: 28 (1958)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Uganda and Zambia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Schrire, B.D. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 3(4): 1-245. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Schrire, B.D. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 3(4): 1-245. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gillett in Kew Bulletin, Add. Ser. 1: 28 (1958).
  • Torre in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 105 (1962).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. (1958). Kew Bull. Addnl. ser. 1:1-166. Indigofera.. in Tropical Africa.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 1994 Lisowski, S. [696] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000627580 No
Dec 10, 1971 Letouzey, R. [10744] Cameroon K000627557 No
May 1, 1964 Letouzey, R. [4367] Cameroon K000627558 No
Jan 1, 1959 Frahm-Lelieveld, J.A. [57092] Central African Republic K000627556 No
Jan 1, 1958 Gossweiler, J. [8806] Angola K000627579 No
Feb 21, 1956 Gossweiler, J. [9184] Angola K000627578 No
Feb 21, 1956 Purseglove, J.W. [P.1705] Uganda K000392827 Type Yes
Feb 21, 1956 Maitland, T.D. [358] Uganda K000627544 Yes
Feb 21, 1956 Thomas, A.S. [117] Uganda K000627542 Yes
Feb 21, 1956 Norman [26] Uganda K000627543 Yes
Lewalle, J. [5759] Burundi K000627552 No
Masens, B. [312] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000627546 No
Devred, R. [1624] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000627559 No
Reekmans, M. [9885] Burundi K000627555 No
Germian, R.G.A. [2475] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000627549 No
Woolhouse, H.W. [61] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000627548 No
Reekmans, M. [11198] Burundi K000627554 No
Liben, L. [2020] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000627547 No
Germian, R.G.A. [2164] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000627550 No
Reekmans, M. [7132] Burundi K000627553 No
Richards, H.M. [9035] Zambia K000627506 No
Germian, R.G.A. [1742] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000627551 No
Devred, R. [1810] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000627560 No
Kimani, Z.J. [168] Kenya K000627545 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [3626] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000627581 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/

  • 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 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