Rusty Indigo
Indigofera colutea
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering
- September-March
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rusty Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- நாய்க்கடுகு
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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