✿Fabaceae · Indigofera
Kathi / Three-Leaf Indigo
Indigofera barberi
Undershrub
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- September-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera barberi
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Hill slopes
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
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 Kathi 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 Kathi itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kathi
- Telugu
- Baragadam, Miripindi
About Kathi
Three-Leaf Indigo (Indigofera barberi) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. It is native to India. It grows in hill slopes. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Kathi belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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