Indigofera howellii

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]

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

References

  1. "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.


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