Indigastrum

Indigastrum
Indigastrum burkeanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Indigofereae
Genus:	Indigastrum Jaub. & Spach (1856)
Type species
Indigastrum parviflorum (Heyne ex Wight & Arn.) Schrire
Species
See text.
Synonyms [1]
Indigofera subgenus EuindigoferaBenth. 1865 Indigofera 'group' Indigastrum(Jaub. & Spach) Bak. f. 1926 Indigofera subgenus Indigastrum(Jaub. & Spach) J.B. Gillett 1958 Indigoferasensu Hutch. 1964

Indigastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Indigofereae of the family Fabaceae. ^[2] It includes eight species native to sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, India, and Australia. ^[3]

Species

Indigastrum comprises the following species: ^{[3] [1] [4] [5]}

• Indigastrum argyroides (E.Mey.) Schrire
• Indigastrum burkeanum (Benth. ex Harv.) Schrire
• Indigastrum candidissimum (Dinter) Schrire
• Indigastrum costatum (Guill. & Perr.) Schrire
  • subsp. costatum(Guill. & Perr.) Schrire
  • subsp. goniodes(Baker) Schrire
  • subsp. macrum(E.Mey.) Schrire
  • subsp. theuschii(O.Hoffm.) Schrire
• Indigastrum fastigiatum (E. Mey.) Schrire
• Indigastrum guerranum (Torre) Schrire
• Indigastrum niveum (Willd. ex Spreng.) Schrire & Callm.
• Indigastrum parviflorum (Heyne ex Wight & Arn.) Schrire
  • var. crispidulum(J.B.Gillett) Schrire
  • subsp. occidentale(J.B.Gillett) Schrire
  • subsp. parviflorum(B. Heyne ex Wight & Arn.) Schrire

References

1. Schrire BD (1992). "New combinations and resurrected names in Microcharis and Indigastrum (Fabaceae—Papilionoideae)". Bothalia . 22 (2): 165–170. doi: 10.4102/abc.v22i2.833 .
2. Schrire BD, Lavin M, Barker NP, Forest F (2009). "Phylogeny of the tribe Indigofereae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae): Geographically structured more in succulent-rich and temperate settings than in grass-rich environments". Am J Bot . 96 (4): 816–52. doi:10.3732/ajb.0800185. PMID   21628237.
3. Indigastrum Jaub. & Spach. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 2 September 2023.
4. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Indigastrum". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
5. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Indigastrum". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

External links

• Data related to Indigastrum at Wikispecies