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Taxon:  Indigofera microcarpa Desv.



Summary
Genus:
Indigofera
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Indigofereae
Nomen number:
104879
Place of publication:
J. Bot. Agric. 3:79. 1814
Verified:
09/14/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Barrios, S. & V. Gonzalez. 1971. Rhizobial symbiosis on Venezuelan savannas. Pl. & Soil 34(3):707-719.
  2. Boggan, J. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2. 1997
  3. Boudet, G. et al. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. 1986
  4. Gillett, J. B. 1958. Indigofera (Microcharis) in tropical Africa. Kew Bull. add. ser., 1:110.
  5. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
  6. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  7. Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
  8. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. Flora of Peru. 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  9. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. Flora of Suriname. 1932-
  10. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-
  11. Thulin, M. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223. 1983
  12. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBolivar 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaGuarico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMonagas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaZulia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLambayeque 
4Naturalized     
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Bolivar, Guarico, Monagas, Zulia]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Peru [Lambayeque]
Naturalized ()
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104879. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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