As recorded for Pharsi Ghas
Indigofera cassioides
Pharsi Ghas / Cassia Indigo फर्सी घास
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- July-January
Pharsi Ghas in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | फर्सी घास · हाकनू · काथी | pharsi ghas, hakanu, kathi |
| Telugu | కరకంది · సిరల్లి | karkandi, siralli |
| Kannada | ಗೊಗ್ಗೆ · ಕೊಗ್ಗಿ | gogge, koggi |
| Malayalam | മണലി | manali |
| Marathi | बारोली · चिमनाटी · उन्हाळी · चिमनाती | baroli, chimnati, unhali |
See the original recorded 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
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to China (W. Guangxi, Yunnan) and Indo-China.
- Recorded habitat
- Deciduous forests, borders of shola forests and grasslands along hill slopes
- Explore nearby plants
- Himachal Pradesh →Maharashtra →Karnataka →
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How to identify Pharsi Ghas
Identify Pharsi Ghas by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub 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: July-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pharsi Ghas.
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, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- 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 Pharsi Ghas 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 Pharsi Ghas itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pharsi Ghas
A member of the Fabaceae family, Cassia Indigo (Indigofera cassioides) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 6 other states. It grows in deciduous forests, borders of shola forests and grasslands along hill slopes. Flowering and fruiting run from July to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Pharsi Ghas belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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