Indigofera howellii

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Indigofera howellii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Indigofera
Species:
I. howellii
Binomial name
Indigofera howellii
Synonyms[1]
  • Indigofera deqinensis Sanjappa
  • Indigofera emarginata Y.Y.Fang & C.Z.Zheng

Indigofera howellii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to south-central China, Tibet, and Myanmar.[1] Its cultivar 'Reginald Cory' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2] The species is named in honour of Edward Butts Howell.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Indigofera howellii Craib & W.W.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Indigofera howellii 'Reginald Cory'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ Schrire, Brian; Andrews, Susyn; Pharoah, Malcolm (July 2011). "703. Indigofera Howellii". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 28 (2): 73–91. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8748.2011.01732.x.