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Taxon:  Indigofera mucronata Spreng. ex DC.



Summary
Genus:
Indigofera
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Indigofereae
Nomen number:
20031
Place of publication:
Prodr. 2:227. 1825 (non Lam. 1789)
Comment:
an illegitimate later homonym (Melbourne ICN Art. 53) that is unavailable for use
Verified:
09/17/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
9 (9  active, 8  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Galli, F. 1958. Inoculaçães cruzadas com bactérias dos nódulos de leguminosas tropicais. Revista Agric. (Piracicaba) 33:139-150.
  2. Gillett, J. B. 1958. Indigofera (Microcharis) in tropical Africa. Kew Bull. add. ser., 1:100.
  3. 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.
  4. Kort, I. de & G. Thijsse. 1984. A revision of the genus Indigofera (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in Southeast Asia. Blumea 30:140.
  5. McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
  6. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  7. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
Distribution
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=20031. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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