Indigofera atropurpurea Hornem. (syn: Indigofera atropurpurea Roxb.; Indigofera cavaleriei H.Lev.; Indigofera cavaleriei H. Lév.); . 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; .
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:
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.) http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=116772&flora_id=2 http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242326754 Flora of China gives the following keys:
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 auct. non Hornem. Indigofera atropurpurea Buch.-Ham. ex Hornem. Additional Nepali Names : साकिनो Saakino / साखिनो Saakhino .          Indigofera atropurpurea Buch.-Ham. ex Hornem.: 9 very high res. images. Location: Kalikot, West Nepal Altitude: 1465 m. Date: 16 August 2021 Habit : Wild .
Location: Lugum, Rukum West, Nepal Date: 31 May 2023 Elevation: 2700 m. Habit : Wild
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Indigofera atropurpurea
Updated on December 24, 2024