Indigofera tinctoria Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 751. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 5556.

Lectotype (Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 4: 15. 1920): Herb. Hermann 3: 20, No. 273 (BM-000594662) .

Generitype of Indigofera Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 176. 1929).

Current name: Indigofera tinctoria L. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).