Indigofera congesta Baker

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Status: Native
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Worldwide distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa.
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Literature:

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 124.

Schrire, B.D. (2012). Papilionoideae-Indigofereae Flora Zambesiaca 3(4) Pages 169 - 170.

Troupin, G. (1983). Fabaceae (Papilionaceae) Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Pages 37 - 42. (Includes a picture).


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Flora of Burundi: Indigofera congesta
Flora of Malawi: Indigofera congesta
Flora of Mozambique: Indigofera congesta
Flora of Rwanda: Indigofera congesta
Flora of Zambia: Indigofera congesta

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Indigofera congesta
African Plant Database: Indigofera congesta
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Indigofera congesta
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Indigofera congesta
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Indigofera congesta
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Indigofera congesta
JSTOR Plant Science: Indigofera congesta
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Indigofera congesta
Plants of the World Online: Indigofera congesta
Tropicos: Indigofera congesta
Wikipedia: Indigofera congesta


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Indigofera congesta.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=205000, retrieved 9 August 2025

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