Surat Indigo
Indigofera coerulea
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
- Flowering
- November-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera coerulea
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and scrub jungles
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethyopia, Saudi Arabia
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-January
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 Surat Indigo 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 Surat Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Surat Indigo
A member of the Fabaceae family, Surat Indigo (Indigofera coerulea) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. It grows in deciduous forests and scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from November to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Surat Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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