Indigofera hendecaphylla | |
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Inflorescence and foliage, with tip of human finger showing scale | |
Spreading in a macadamia nut orchard in Hawaii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Indigofera |
Species: | I. hendecaphylla |
Binomial name | |
Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq. | |
Synonyms | |
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Indigofera hendecaphylla, the creeping indigo or trailing indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Old World Tropics and Subtropics, and has been introduced to various locales, including Japan and Australia. It was widely introduced as a forage plant when it was thought to be conspecific with Indigofera spicata, and then shown to be toxic to nearly all livestock, with some uncertainty as to which species was tested.
Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:
- Indigofera hendecaphylla var. hendecaphylla
References
- ^ "Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- Heuzé, V.; Tran, G.; Maxin, G.; Lebas, F. (19 April 2016). "Creeping indigo (Indigofera spicata and Indigofera hendecaphylla)". Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Indigofera hendecaphylla |
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