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Afghanistan (N); Bangladesh (N) ; Bhutan (N); China (N) ; Fujian ; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou ; Hubei ; Hunan ; Jiangxi ; Sichuan ; Xizang Zizhiqu ; Yunnan ; India (N) ; Arunachal Pradesh ; Haryana; Himachal Pradesh ; Jammu-Kashmir ; Manipur ; Meghalaya ; Nagaland ; Punjab ; Tripura; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal ; Mauritius (I);  Myanmar (N) ; Nepal (N) ; Pakistan (N); Sri Lanka (N) ; Vietnam (N) as per ILDIS;
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Indigofera atropurpurea Buch.-Ham. ex Hornem. : 9 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)-2, 2 & 3 mb. 

Location:  Harthok, Palpa
Date: 25 September 2019
Elevation:1400 m.
Habit : Wild
Nepali Names: साखिनु Saakhinu / नीर Neer / सखिनिया Sakhiniyaa

Attachments (2) – 2 & 4 mb.

Attachments (2)-1 & 2 mb


Attachments (1) – 6 mb.

Keys in Flora of Pakistan are confusing me:
28 (26) Flower shorter than the subtending bract Indigofera atropurpurea
+ Flower longer than the subtending bract (29)
29 (28) Calyx teeth deltoid, not exceeding the cup Indigofera hamiltonii
+ Calyx teeth lanceolate, exceeding the cup Indigofera himalayensis
 
Here flower appears to be longer than the subtending bract.
Indigofera hamiltonii Grah. ex Duthie & Prain (March April)
Indigofera atropurpurea Buch.-Ham.ex Horn. (August- Sept.)

Flora of China gives the following keys:
40 (39) Leaves 3- or 5(-11)-foliolate, to 2.2 × 1.2 cm; racemes much longer than leaves. 24 I. hamiltonii
+ Leaves (7-)11-19(or 21)-foliolate, to 6.5 × 2.5 cm; racemes equal to slightly longer than leaves. 25 I. atropurpurea

In view, we may take … post as Indigofera atropurpurea


Interestingly, Checklist of Nepal gives Indigofera hamiltonii Graham ex Duthie & Prain as a syn. of Indigofera atropurpurea Buch.-Ham. ex Hornem.


So what do you think …? If that is correct then we need to review earlier posts I guess. I am at Kalimpong for a few weeks as such I shall check once again when I am back.



Indigofera atropurpurea Buch.-Ham. ex Hornem.: 9 very high res. images.

Location: Kalikot, West Nepal
Altitude: 1465 m.
Date: 16 August 2021
Habit : Wild

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Indigofera atropurpurea Hornem.: 4 very high res. images.

Location: Lugum, Rukum West, Nepal 
Date: 31 May 2023
Elevation: 2700 m.
Habit : Wild

 

 

 


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References:
The Plant List Ver.1.1  ILDIS  GRIN  Flora of China  FOC illustration  Flora of Pakistan  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Flowers of India 

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