As recorded for Surat Indigo
Indigofera coerulea
Surat Indigo
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
- Flowering
- November-January
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., India, Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Mali to SE. Egypt and NE. Trop. Africa, E. Israel to Indian Subcontinent.
- Recorded habitat
- Deciduous forests and scrub jungles
- Explore nearby plants
- Gujarat →Maharashtra →Rajasthan →
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How to identify Surat Indigo
Identify Surat Indigo by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub 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: November-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Surat Indigo.
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
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
- 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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