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Indigofera  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 26738

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): indigo [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderFabales   
                            FamilyFabaceae  – peas, legumes  
                               GenusIndigofera L. – indigo  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera amblyantha Craib  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera arrecta Hochst. ex A. Rich. – Natal indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera atriceps Hook. f.  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera australis Willd. – Australian indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera caroliniana Mill. – Carolina indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera circinella Baker f.  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera colutea (Burm. f.) Merr. – rusty indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera cordifolia B. Heyne ex Roth  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera cryptantha Benth. ex Harv.  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera decora Lindl. – Chinese indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera dosua Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera flavicans Baker  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera glandulosa J.C. Wendl.  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera hendecaphylla Jacq. – trailing indigo, creeping indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera hirsuta L. – roughhairy indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera hochstetteri Baker  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera kirilowii Maxim. ex Palib. – Kirilow's indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera lindheimeriana Scheele – Lindheimer's indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera micheliana Rose  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera miniata Ortega – coastal indigo, western indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera nummulariifolia (L.) Livera ex Alston  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera oxycarpa Desv. – Asian indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera parodiana Burkart  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera parviflora B. Heyne ex Wight & Arn. – smallflower indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera pilosa Poir. – softhairy indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera praticola Baker f.  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera pretoriana Harms  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera pseudotinctoria Matsum.  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera rautanenii Baker f.  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera schimperi Jaub. & Spach  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera schinzii N.E. Br.  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera sessilifolia DC.  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera sphaerocarpa A. Gray – Sonoran indigo, Sonoran indigobush 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera spicata Forssk.  
                                  SpeciesIndigofera suffruticosa Mill. – anil de pasto, indigobush 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera tinctoria L. – true indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera trifoliata L. – threeleaf indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera trita L. f. – Asian indigo 
                                  SpeciesIndigofera zollingeriana Miq. – Zollinger's indigo 
       

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  Source: Fabaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Indigofera   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Indigofera   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Indigofera   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Indigofera   
       
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