As recorded for Java Indigo
Indigofera arrecta
Java Indigo
Also known as Natal Indiago, Bengal Indigo
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- September-December
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP records it as introduced in Andaman Is., India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen..
- Recorded habitat
- Along roadsides and moist deciduous forests
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- Arunachal Pradesh →Uttarakhand →
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How to identify Java Indigo
Identify Java Indigo by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Java Indigo.
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
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
- 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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