Some name changes in Indigofera ( Fabaceae )

Otto Kuntze is known for making many new combinations, mostly spurious, in his Revisio Genera Plantarum. For species of Indigofera, these new names were published under the pre-Linnaean generic name Anila Ludw., validated by Kuntze himself in 1891. In his treatment of this group, however, Kuntze also proposed a number of nomina nova that seem largely to have been overlooked. These names are not themselves illegitimate according to Art. 55.1 of the St. Louis Code (Greuter & al., 2000) and their epithets are to be taken into consideration for purposes of priority. There were seven nomina nova proposed; three new combinations, all for Indian taxa, are required based on some of these. One adjustment to the author citation of an African species is also required. The Nomenclature Section of the Tokyo Congress resolved, that well established names should not be changed for purely nomenclatural reasons by resurrection of long-forgotten names (see p. xiv of the Tokyo Code). However, none of the names being replaced can be considered well established; they do not appear in any widely available floras and two of them have been changed within the past 25 years. The names that should now be applied to the seven taxa are outlined below.