As recorded for Rusty Indigo
Indigofera colutea
Rusty Indigo நாய்க்கடுகு
Tamil name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering
- September-March
Rusty Indigo 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tamil | நாய்க்கடுகு | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Tamil
- நாய்க்கடுகு
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: Trop. & Subtrop. Old World.
- Recorded habitat
- Dry deciduous and scrub jungles, also in the plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Uttarakhand →West Bengal →
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How to identify Rusty Indigo
Identify Rusty 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: September-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rusty Indigo.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera colutea
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous and scrub jungles, also in the plains
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- 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 Rusty 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 Rusty Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rusty Indigo
Rusty indigo (Indigofera colutea) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand and West Bengal. It grows in dry deciduous and scrub jungles, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Rusty Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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