Genus Indigofera L.


Summary
Genus number:
6030
Last updated:
5 March 1999
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Indigofereae
Common name(s):

indigo
Accession count:

436 (130  active, 102  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 364.
  2. Schrire, B. D. 1995. Evolution of the tribe Indigofereae (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Advances in legume systematics. 7:161-244.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=6030. Accessed 11 May 2026.