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Compound leaf
As recorded for Indigofera constricta
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Indigofera constricta

Indigofera constricta

Habit
Shrub
Flowering
August-December

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP
WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗

Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India, Sri Lanka.

Recorded habitat
Semi-Evergreen forests
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How to identify Indigofera constricta

Identify Indigofera constricta 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: August-December.
  • Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Indigofera constricta.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Indigofera constricta
Genus
Indigofera
Family
Fabaceae
Habit
Shrub
Habitat
Semi-Evergreen forests
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka
Flowering & fruiting
August-December
Conservation status
Vulnerable (VU)

Leaf characters

Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk) leaf type
Leaf type
Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Pubescent (softly hairy) leaf surface
Leaf surface
Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded

Typical of the family

Alternate arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Indigofera constricta itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
PurplerecordedPurple or violet

Typical of the family

Raceme inflorescence
Inflorescence
Raceme
Fruit
Legume

Characters marked “recorded” are for Indigofera constricta itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Indigofera constricta

Indigofera constricta belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.

Illustration representing the Fabaceae family
Botanical family

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

Indigofera constricta belongs to the Fabaceae family.

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