Progress from mr_fab to dr_fab and to all Indigofora on iNaturalist described and identified

Our database has grown to impressive numbers. Over 5000 observations of Indigofera in the Cape have been posted.
Thanks for your great effort.

We are slowly updating information as the review in Indigofera nears completion.
You can review the following if you are interested.

The following still need ID to species level:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id%2Cresearch%2Ccasual&project_id=indigofera-of-the-gcfr&lrank=complex&not_in_project=19375

The following observations are of undescribed species, not yet in the iNaturalist dictionary. These are accessed under the Undescribed Species Project
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=undescribed-species-and-taxa&taxon_id=83365&verifiable=any
(You can see individual species by tweaking this url - for "Indigofera rodinii"
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:New%20species%20reference%20and%20name=Indigofera%20rodinii%20sp%2e%20nov%2e )
Some of the more common underscribed species do have names - these are in the dictionary and will be updated as soon as they are published.

The following observations have been identified to species level, but need confirmation and checking:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id%2Ccasual&project_id=indigofera-of-the-gcfr&hrank=species&lrank=species

To see all the species observed so far:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/indigofera-of-the-gcfr?tab=species

Thank you for your contributions to unravelling Indigofera.

Posted on January 17, 2022 01:11 PM by tonyrebelo tonyrebelo

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Some stats:

5,547 observations total to genus Indigofera.

642 ID to genus level - of which
275 are undescribed species (5%): so
367 ID to genus level requiring identification.

4,905 observations identified to species level.
4,669 observations identified as research grade (84%)

37 Planted (all I. jucunda - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/461654-Indigofera-jucunda)

Posted by tonyrebelo about 2 years ago

New species summary:

(blank) (iD: none 1, burchellii 1, filiformis 3, glomerata 2, sp3 1 sp-aff-platypoda 1) 9
Indigofera adscendens 1
Indigofera anastasia sp. nov. 5
Indigofera anysbergensis sp. nov. 1
Indigofera aridimontana sp. nov. 3
Indigofera barkeri sp. nov. 3
Indigofera brachystachya subsp. bisaccata MS (ID: Indigofera brachystachya) 12
Indigofera brendae sp. nov. 10
Indigofera calcarea sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp11) 3
Indigofera calciphila sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp-aff-heterophylla) 3
Indigofera claassensii sp. nov. 5
Indigofera discolor subsp. bassonii MS (ID: Indigofera discolor) 3
Indigofera discolor subsp. violacea MS 1
Indigofera ernstii sp. nov. 5
Indigofera esterhuysenae sp. nov. (sp. 15) 5
Indigofera gariepensis sp. nov. 3
Indigofera greytonensis MS 4
Indigofera Grootvlei, Kamiesberg sp. nov 1
Indigofera grootwinterhoekensis sp. nov. 6
Indigofera hagelkraalensis sp. nov. (ID: none 3, Indigofera brachystachya 2) 5
Indigofera harenaphila MS 1
Indigofera harveyi harveyi (ID: Indigofera sp7) 2
Indigofera harveyi plurijuga sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp12) 1
Indigofera harveyi subsp. plurijuga sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp12) 7
Indigofera heterotricha DC. subsp. fleckii (Baker f.) Schrire ined. (ID: Indigofera heterotricha) 1
Indigofera humida MS (ID: Indigofera sp16) 2
Indigofera imbricata sp. nov. 1
Indigofera jardinii MS (ID: Indigofera sp3) 2
Indigofera Kharkams sp. nov. 1
Indigofera latipetiolata sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp-aff-platypoda) 6
Indigofera lutzeyeri sp. nov. 7
Indigofera marlothii sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp-aff-meyeriana) 10
Indigofera matroosbergensis sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp-aff-humifusa) 5
Indigofera melkboscensis MS 1
Indigofera minutiphylla MS 1
Indigofera monostachya subsp. meridionalis MS (ID: Indigofera monostachya) 3
Indigofera monostachya subsp. Monostachya (ID: Indigofera monostachya) 1
Indigofera montaguensis sp. nov. 5
Indigofera nieuwoudtvillensis sp. nov. 6
Indigofera nigromontana drakensburgensis subsp. nov. (ID: Indigofera nigromontana) 3
Indigofera nigromontana subsp. nov. spinescens (ID: Indigofera sp-g) 1
Indigofera nigromontana subsp. orientalis MS (ID: Indigofera nigromontana) 2
Indigofera outeniquensis sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp19b) 2
Indigofera outrampsii sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp9) 9
Indigofera oxytropoides sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp-f) 8
Indigofera paardebergensis sp. nov. 4
Indigofera paludicola sp. nov. 3
Indigofera porrecta subsp. Melkbosensis (ID: none 4, Indigofera heterophylla 6, Indigofera porrecta 1) 11
Indigofera potbergensis sp. nov. 3
Indigofera pseudodeclinata sp. nov. 7
Indigofera pseudogracilis MS (ID: none 3, Indigofera gracilis 1) 4
Indigofera remota sp. nov. (sp. 13) 1
Indigofera rodinii sp. nov. (ID: none 19, Indigofera candolleana 2) 21
Indigofera rubiflora sp. nov. 2
Indigofera sarmentosa subsp. simplicifolia MS (ID: Indigofera sarmentosa) 1
Indigofera sclerophylla sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera "sclerophylla") 7
Indigofera semota sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp14) 1
Indigofera sinusalgoae sp. nov. (ID: none 9, Indigofera porrecta 1) 10
Indigofera sp nov unspecified 1
Indigofera sp nov. (salteri); sp. 5, sp. B 1
Indigofera sp. g (ID: Indigofera sp-g) 1
Indigofera sp. nov. aff. I. melandenia 1
Indigofera spectabilis sp. nov. 2
Indigofera stirtonii sp. nov. 4
Indigofera stokoei sp. nov. 3
Indigofera swartbergensis sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp19a) 3
Indigofera swellendamensis sp. nov. 1
Indigofera Theronsberg Pass sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera burchellii) 1
Indigofera vlokii sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera sp9a) 3
Indigofera wenholdiae sp. nov. (ID: Indigofera wenholdiae) 6
new subspecies - no name (ID: Indigofera heterotricha) 1

Posted by tonyrebelo about 2 years ago

24 Jan:

These will go into the Artificial Intelligence tool, and should be identified most of the time reasonably correctly:
527 Indigofera heterophylla Diverse Indigo
305 Indigofera cytisoides Fire Pea
213 Indigofera alopecuroides Foxy Indigo
213 Indigofera verrucosa Warty Indigo
196 Indigofera filifolia Broom Indigo
195 Indigofera incana Rose Indigo
164 Indigofera glomerata Showy Indigo
152 Indigofera flabellata Flabby Indigo
151 Indigofera sp7 Indigofera Harveyi Subspecies Harveyi MS
131 Indigofera angustifolia Spearleaf Indigo
113 Indigofera brachystachya Wedgeleaf Indigo
109 Indigofera sarmentosa Fewflower Indigo

The remaining species do not have enough observations for training the AI, and the AI will try and fit them into one of the above IDs as a consequence. To solve this problem, go and get more observations - the cut-off is 100 observations.

See them here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/indigofera-of-the-gcfr?tab=species

Posted by tonyrebelo about 2 years ago

Latest summary:

Indigofera adscendens 1
Indigofera anastasia sp. nov. 6
Indigofera aridimontana sp. nov. 4
Indigofera barkeri sp. nov. 3 (but 4 names)
Indigofera brachystachya brevicarpa MS 1 (? add subsp.)
Indigofera brachystachya subsp. bisaccata MS 12
Indigofera brachystachya subsp. filiphylla MS 4
Indigofera brendae sp. nov. 11
Indigofera calcarea sp. nov. 3
Indigofera calciphila sp. nov. 3
Indigofera claassensii sp. nov. 5
Indigofera derustensis sp. nov. 1
Indigofera discolor subsp. bassonii MS 3
Indigofera discolor subsp. crispa MS 1
Indigofera discolor subsp. violacea MS 3
Indigofera ernstii sp. nov. 5
Indigofera esterhuysenae sp. nov. (sp. 15) 5
Indigofera gariepensis sp. nov. 3
Indigofera greytonensis MS 5
Indigofera Grootvlei, Kamiesberg sp. nov 1
Indigofera grootwinterhoekensis sp. nov. 6
Indigofera hagelkraalensis sp. nov. 2
Indigofera harenaphila MS 2
Indigofera harveyi harveyi 2
Indigofera harveyi plurijuga sp. nov. 1 WRONG NAME
Indigofera harveyi subsp. plurijuga sp. nov. 7
Indigofera heterotricha DC. subsp. fleckii (Baker f.) Schrire ined. 1
Indigofera humida MS 2
Indigofera imbricata sp. nov. 1
Indigofera jardinii MS 2
Indigofera Kharkams sp. nov. 1
Indigofera latipetiolata sp. nov. 6
Indigofera lutzeyeri sp. nov. 59
Indigofera marlothii sp. nov. 10
Indigofera matroosbergensis sp. nov. 5
Indigofera minutiphylla MS 1
Indigofera monostachya subsp. meridionalis MS 4
Indigofera monostachya subsp. monostachya 1
Indigofera montaguensis sp. nov. 5
Indigofera nieuwoudtvillensis Schrire 1 WRONG NAME
Indigofera nieuwoudtvillensis sp. nov. 7
Indigofera nigromontana drakensburgensis subsp. nov. 3
Indigofera nigromontana subsp. nov. spinescens 1
Indigofera nigromontana subsp. orientalis MS 2
Indigofera outeniquensis sp. nov. 2
Indigofera outrampsii sp. nov. 9
Indigofera oxytropoides sp. nov. 8
Indigofera paardebergensis sp. nov. 4
Indigofera paludicola sp. nov. 3
Indigofera pietervanwyki sp. nov. 5
Indigofera porrecta subsp. melkbosensis 7
Indigofera potbergensis sp. nov. 3
Indigofera pseudodeclinata sp. nov. 10
Indigofera pseudogracilis MS 4 (but 5 names)
Indigofera remota sp. nov. (sp. 13) 2
Indigofera rodenii MS (cf mauritanica) 1 WRONG NAME
Indigofera rodinii sp. nov. 24
Indigofera rubiflora sp. nov. 2
Indigofera sarmentosa subsp. simplicifolia MS 14
Indigofera sclerophylla sp. nov. 7
Indigofera semota sp. nov. 1
Indigofera sinusalgoae sp. nov. 14
Indigofera sp nov unspecified 1
Indigofera sp nov. (salteri); sp. 5, sp. B 1
Indigofera sp. g 1
Indigofera sp. nov. aff. I. melandenia 1
Indigofera spectabilis sp. nov. 2
Indigofera stirtonii sp. nov. 4
Indigofera stokoei sp. nov. 4
Indigofera swartbergensis sp. nov. 3
Indigofera swellendamensis sp. nov. 1
Indigofera Theronsberg Pass sp. nov. 1
Indigofera vlokii sp. nov. 3
Indigofera wenholdiae sp. nov. 6
new subspecies - no name 1
(blank) 9

Posted by tonyrebelo about 2 years ago

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