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Scientific Name | Indigofera astragalina DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Common Names | Large-leaved Indigo (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Musina to Komatipoort. Widespread northwards through Africa to India. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | A wide range of habitats; typically a weed of disturbed areas such as old lands and heavily grazed areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Indigofera astragalina DC. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Gillett, J.B. 1958. Indigofera (Microcharis) in Tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin Additional Series 1:1-165. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
Gillett, J.B. 1960. Indigofera hirsuta L. & I. astragalina DC. Kew Bulletin 14(2):290-295.
Gillett, J.B. 1971. Indigofereae. In: E. Milne-Redhead and R.M. Polhill (eds). Flora of Tropical East Africa Leguminosae (Part 3) Subfamily Papilionidae (1):212-330. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Schrire, B.D. 1991. Systematic studies in the African Indigofereae (Leguminosae - Papilionioideae). University of Natal.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2011. Indigofera astragalina DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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