Indigastrum

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]

Indigastrum
Indigastrum burkeanum
Scientific classification Edit this 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 Euindigofera Benth. 1865
  • Indigofera 'group' Indigastrum (Jaub. & Spach) Bak. f. 1926
  • Indigofera subgenus Indigastrum (Jaub. & Spach) J.B. Gillett 1958
  • Indigofera sensu Hutch. 1964

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.


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