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Taxon ID: 29,342 Total records: 39,143

Indigofera linifolia

Classification

Kingdom Plantae (COL)
Phylum Tracheophyta (COL)
Class Magnoliopsida (COL)
Order Fabales (COL)
Family Fabaceae (COL)

Taxonomy

Genus Indigofera Reference
SubGenus Vernacular Name
Species linifolia IUCN Threat Status-Year Least Concern, 2012
SubSpecies Nat'l Threat Status-Year Not Evaluated, 2000
Infraspecies Reason for Change
Infraspecies Rank CITES
Taxonomic Group Plants Native Status Native
Scientific Name Author L.f. Retz. Country Distribution Myanmar
Citation Description Geographic Range [top] Range Description: I.linifolia is a widespread species, found in northeast Africa, south Asia to China and Australia. Countries occurrence: Native: Afghanistan; Australia (Australian Capital Territory, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Northern Territory, Queensland, Queensland, South Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Victoria, Western Australia, Western Australia); Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; China (Anhui, Anhui, Fujian, Fujian, Gansu, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guangxi, Guizhou, Guizhou, Hebei, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Heilongjiang, Henan, Henan, Hubei, Hubei, Hunan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jiangxi, Jilin, Jilin, Liaoning, Liaoning, Ningxia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shandong, Shanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Zhejiang); Eritrea; Ethiopia; India (Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Assam, Bihar, Bihar, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Daman, Daman, Delhi, Delhi, Diu, Diu, Goa, Goa, Gujarat, Gujarat, Haryana, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Karnataka, Kerala, Kerala, Maharashtra, Maharashtra, Manipur, Manipur, Meghalaya, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Mizoram, Nagaland, Nagaland, Orissa, Orissa, Pondicherry, Pondicherry, Punjab, Punjab, Rajasthan, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, West Bengal); Indonesia (Bali, Bali); Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Saudi Arabia; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Thailand; Yemen Additional data: ? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1500 Range Map: Click here to open the map viewer and explore range. Population [top] Population: There is no data relating to population size. Current Population Trend: Stable Additional data: Habitat and Ecology [top] Habitat and Ecology: Indigofera linifolia is an erect woody perrenial or annual herb, found in dry grassland and bushland. Systems: Terrestrial Use and Trade [top] Use and Trade: In times of famine the seeds can be ground and used as a food source. Threats [top] Major Threat(s): I. linifolia is not considered to be specifically threatened or in decline, the taxon is considered to be an agricultural weed. Threats to this species would only be very general and localized. Conservation Actions [top] Conservation Actions: Seeds have been collected from this taxon as a method of ex situ conservation by the Millennium Seed Bank Project. It is not known whether this species occurs within the protected areas network however, there are protected areas within the range of the species. Citation: Groom, A. 2012. Indigofera linifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T19892353A20085157. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19892353A20085157.en. Downloaded on 20 July 2016. Disclaimer: To make use of this information, please check the . Feedback: If you see any errors or have any questions or suggestions on what is shown on this page, please provide us with feedback so that we can correct or extend the information provided
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Hedysarum linifolium L.f.  ¦   Indigofera albicans Span.  ¦   Indigofera linifolia var. campbellii Baker  ¦   Indigofera polygonoides Wendl.  ¦   Indigofera roxburghii Tausch  ¦   Sphaeridiophorum abyssinicum Jaub. & Spach  ¦   Sphaeridiophorum linifolium (L.f.)Desv.  ¦  
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Species Record Updated By: Carlos Aurelio Callangan