Java Indigo
Indigofera arrecta
Also known as Natal Indiago, Bengal Indigo
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- September-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera arrecta
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Along roadsides and moist deciduous forests
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- India, Ethiopia, Middle East, Indonesia, Java, Laos, Sunda Islands, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Vietnam
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Java Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Java Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Java Indigo
Java Indigo (Indigofera arrecta) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It grows in along roadsides and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Java Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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