page_title: Indigofera
section_title: Pantropical clade
hierarchical_section_title: Indigofera / Species / Pantropical clade
caption_attribution_description: This is a pretty little non-native (weed) legume that grows well in disturbed and waste areas. It is native to Asia &amp; Africa and was introduced into Florida intentionally. I. hirsuta is a good nitrogen fixer and has been used medicinally for several ailments including cerebral disorders, diarrhea and yaws (a tropical infection). Extracts exhibit antibacterial properties. This is one of the Indigofera plants that has been use to make indigo dye. It has also been used as green manure, grown and then plowed under to improve the poor soil. While photographing this, I found another Indigofera species I'll post tomorrow.
context_page_description: Indigofera is a large genus of over 750 species of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae. They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
context_section_description: Indigofera amblyantha Craib
  Indigofera amorphoides Jaub. & Spach
  Indigofera arrecta A.Rich.—Natal indigo, Bengal indigo, Java indigo
  Indigofera articulata Gouan
  Indigofera astragalina DC.
  Indigofera atropurpurea Hornem.
  Indigofera australis Willd.—Australian indigo
  Indigofera baumiana Harms
  Indigofera binderi Kotschy
  Indigofera blanchetiana Benth.
  Indigofera bojeri Baker
  Indigofera boranica Thulin
  Indigofera bosseri Du Puy & Labat
  Indigofera boviperda Morrison
  Indigofera byobiensis Hosok.
  Indigofera caloneura Kurz
  Indigofera caroliniana Mill.—Carolina indigo
  Indigofera cassioides DC.
  Indigofera cavallii Chiov.
  Indigofera coerulea Roxb.
  var. coerulea Roxb.
  var. monosperma (Santapau) Santapau
  var. occidentalis J.B.Gillett & Ali
  Indigofera conzattii Rose
  Indigofera cuernavacana Rose
  Indigofera cylindracea Baker
  Indigofera decora Lindl.—Chinese indigo
  var. chalara (Craib) Y.Y.Fang & C.Z.Zheng
  var. cooperi (Craib) Y.Y.Fang & C.Z.Zheng
  var. decora Lindl.
  var. ichangensis (Craib) Y.Y.Fang & C.Z.Zheng
  Indigofera deightonii J.B.Gillett
  subsp. deightonii J.B.Gillett
  subsp. rhodesica J.B.Gillett
  Indigofera dendroides Jacq.
  Indigofera dosua D.Don
  var. dosua D.Don
  var. simlensis (Ali) Sanjappa
  Indigofera emarginella A.Rich.
  Indigofera frondosa N.E.Br.
  Indigofera frutescens L.f.
  Indigofera fulgens Baker
  subsp. brachybotrys (Baker) J.B.Gillett
  subsp. fulgens Baker
  Indigofera galegoides DC.
  Indigofera georgei E.Pritz.
  Indigofera grandiflora B.H.Choi & S.K.Cho
  Indigofera haplophylla F.Muell.
  Indigofera hebepetala Baker
  var. glabra Ali
  var. hebepetala Baker
  Indigofera hedyantha Eckl. & Zeyh.
  Indigofera heterantha Brandis—Himalayan indigo
  Indigofera himalayensis Ali
  Indigofera hirsuta L.—hairy indigo, rough hairy indigo
  Indigofera homblei Baker f. & Martin
  Indigofera ixocarpa Peter G.Wilson & Rowe
  Indigofera jucunda Schrire
  Indigofera karnatakana Sanjappa
  Indigofera kirilowii Maxim ex Palib.—Kirilow's indigo
  Indigofera koreana Ohwi—Korean indigo
  Indigofera lacei Craib
  Indigofera langebergensis L.Bolus
  Indigofera laxiracemosa Baker f.
  Indigofera leprieurii Baker f.
  Indigofera longiracemosa Baill.
  Indigofera lyallii Baker
  subsp. lyallii Baker
  subsp. nyassica J.B.Gillett
  Indigofera longibarbata Engl.
  Indigofera longimucronata Baker f.
  Indigofera macrophylla Schum. & Thonn.
  Indigofera mangokyensis "R.Vig., p.p.A"
  Indigofera melanadenia Harv.
  Indigofera natalensis Bolus
  Indigofera nigrescens King & Prain
  Indigofera pendula Franch.
  var. pendula Franch.
  var. umbrosa (Craib) Y.Y.Fang & C.Z.Zheng
  Indigofera platycarpa Rose
  Indigofera podocarpa Baker f. & Martin
  Indigofera pratensis F.Muell.
  Indigofera rhynchocarpa Baker
  var. latipinna (Johnson) J.B.Gillett
  var. rhynchocarpa Baker
  var. uluguruensis J.B.Gillett
  Indigofera roseocaerulea Baker f.
  Indigofera rugosa Benth.
  Indigofera sanguinea N.E.Br.
  Indigofera schlechteri Baker f.
  Indigofera sedgewickiana Vatke
  Indigofera setiflora Baker
  Indigofera sokotrana Vierh.
  Indigofera sootepensis Craib
  Indigofera stenophylla Guill. & Perr.
  Indigofera subcorymbosa Baker
  Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.—anil indigo, anil de pasto
  Indigofera sutherlandoides Baker
  Indigofera swaziensis Bolus
  subsp. perplexa (N.E.Br.) J.B.Gillett
  subsp. swaziensis Bolus
  Indigofera thibaudiana DC.
  Indigofera tinctoria L.—indigo, true indigo, dye indigo
  subsp. arcuata (J.B.Gillett) Schrire
  subsp. tinctoria L.
  Indigofera tristis E.Mey.
  Indigofera truxillensis Kunth
  Indigofera varia E.Mey.
  Indigofera venulosa Benth.
  Indigofera verrucosa Eckl. & Zeyh.
  Indigofera verruculosa Peter G.Wilson
  Indigofera vicioides Jaub. & Spach
  var. rogersii R.E.Fr.
  var. vicioides Jaub. & Spach
  Indigofera zeyheri Eckl. & Zeyh.
  Indigofera zollingeriana Miq.—Zollinger's indigo
caption: Indigofera hirsuta
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