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Taxon:  Indigofera lespedezioides Kunth



Summary
Genus:
Indigofera
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Indigofereae
Nomen number:
20025
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 6:358[folio]; 6:457[quarto]. 1824
Verified:
05/15/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 1  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Indigofera pascuorum Benth.
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. Flowering plants of Jamaica. 1972
  2. Barbosa, C. 1994. Contribución al conocimiento de las leguminosas Colombianas. I. La tribu Galegeae (Brown) Torrey & Gray, 1838 sensu lato. Trianea 5:29.
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
  4. Dubs, B. Prodromus florae matogrossensis. Botany of Mato Grosso, series B, no. 3. 1998
  5. Galli, F. 1958. Inoculaçães cruzadas com bactérias dos nódulos de leguminosas tropicais. Revista Agric. (Piracicaba) 33:139-150.
  6. Izaguirre-Mayoral, M. L. et al. 1992. Quantitative analysis of the symbiotic N2-fixation, non- structural carbohydrates and chlorophyll content in sixteen native legume species collected in different savanna sites. Symbiosis 12(3):293-309.
  7. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. 1999
  8. Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca. 1989
  9. Liogier, A. H. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. 1981-
  10. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. Flora of Peru. 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  11. Pittier, H. F. et al. Catálogo de la flora venezolana. 1945-1947
  12. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  13. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). 2001
  14. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-
  15. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorImbabura 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Imbabura], Peru
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=20025. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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