Pharsi Ghas / Cassia Indigo
Indigofera cassioides
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- July-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera cassioides
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, borders of shola forests and grasslands along hill slopes
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Indo-China, Siam, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Fabaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- फर्सी घास pharsi ghas, हाकनू hakanu, काथी kathi
- Telugu
- కరకంది karkandi, సిరల్లి siralli
- Kannada
- ಗೊಗ್ಗೆ gogge, ಕೊಗ್ಗಿ koggi
- Malayalam
- മണലി manali
- Marathi
- बारोली baroli, चिमनाटी chimnati, उन्हाळी unhali, चिमनाती
About Pharsi Ghas
Cassia Indigo (Indigofera cassioides) is a shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family (Legume/Bean family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate pinnate/trifoliate leaves, raceme/panicle/head flower clusters, pod/legume fruit. It is typically found in deciduous forests, borders of shola forests and grasslands along hill slopes. It occurs across India, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Indo-China, Siam, Sri Lanka, Pakistan. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Pharsi Ghas belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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