Saakhinu / Deep-Purple Indigo
Indigofera atropurpurea
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- March-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera atropurpurea
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- In open areas of sal forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Tropical Himalayas
- Distribution
- India and Tropical Himalayas
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-July
- 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 Saakhinu 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 Saakhinu itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- साखिनु Saakhinu, नीर Neer, सखिनिया Sakhiniyaa, साकिनो Saakino, साखिनो Saakhino
About Saakhinu
Deep-Purple Indigo (Indigofera atropurpurea) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and 3 other states. It grows in in open areas of sal forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to July.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Saakhinu belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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