About Cassia Indigo
Indigofera cassioides, the cassia indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, southeast and south-central China, and Taiwan, and has been introduced to Sri Lanka and Kenya. Local artisans use its leaves to produce a blue dye.
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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
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Cassia Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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