Indigofera

Indigofera
	Indigofera tinctoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Indigofereae
Genus:	Indigofera; L. (1753)
Type species
	Indigofera tinctoria; L.
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Acanthonotus Benth. (1849); Amecarpus Benth. (1847); Bremontiera DC. (1825); Brissonia Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.; Eleimanthus Hochst. (1846); Elasmocarpus Hochst. ex Chiov. (1903 publ. 1902); Hemispadon Endl. (1832); Indigo Adans. (1763); Oustropis G.Don (1832); Sphaeridiophorum Desv. (1813); Tricoilendus Raf. (1837); Vaughania S.Moore (1920);

Indigofera is a large genus of over 750 species^[3] of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae. They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.^[3]^[2]

^ Schrire BD. (2008). "The Madagascan genus Vaughania is reduced to synonymy under Indigofera (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae–Indigofereae)". Kew Bulletin. 63 (3): 477–479. doi:10.1007/s12225-008-9061-7. JSTOR 20649585. S2CID 43308210.
^ ^a ^b "Indigofera L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Gao X, Schrire BD. "Indigofera L." Flora of China. eFloras (Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA). Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[1] Schrire BD. (2008). "The Madagascan genus Vaughania is reduced to synonymy under Indigofera (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae–Indigofereae)". Kew Bulletin. 63 (3): 477–479. doi:10.1007/s12225-008-9061-7. JSTOR 20649585. S2CID 43308210.

[POWO-2] "Indigofera L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[china-3] Gao X, Schrire BD. "Indigofera L." Flora of China. eFloras (Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA). Retrieved 12 February 2017.

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Indigofera

Indigofera tinctoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Indigofereae
Genus:	Indigofera L. (1753)
Type species
Indigofera tinctoria L.
Species
See text.
Synonyms^[1]^[2]
Acanthonotus Benth. (1849) Amecarpus Benth. (1847) Bremontiera DC. (1825) Brissonia Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr. Eleimanthus Hochst. (1846) Elasmocarpus Hochst. ex Chiov. (1903 publ. 1902) Hemispadon Endl. (1832) Indigo Adans. (1763) Oustropis G.Don (1832) Sphaeridiophorum Desv. (1813) Tricoilendus Raf. (1837) Vaughania S.Moore (1920)