Indigofera

Indigofera
Indigofera tinctoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Indigofereae
Genus: Indigofera
L. (1753)
Type species
Indigofera tinctoria
L.
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Acanthonotus Benth. (1849)
  • Amecarpus Benth. (1847)
  • Bremontiera DC. (1825)
  • Brissonia Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.
  • Eleimanthus Hochst. (1846)
  • Elasmocarpus Hochst. ex Chiov. (1903 publ. 1902)
  • Hemispadon Endl. (1832)
  • Indigo Adans. (1763)
  • Oustropis G.Don (1832)
  • Sphaeridiophorum Desv. (1813)
  • Tricoilendus Raf. (1837)
  • Vaughania S.Moore (1920)

Indigofera is a large genus of over 750 species of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae. They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

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