As recorded for Heart-Leaf Indigo
Indigofera cordifolia
Heart-Leaf Indigo बेचका
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- June-January
Heart-Leaf 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marathi | बेचका | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Marathi
- बेचका
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, Laccadive Is., West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Cape Verde to Arabian Pen., Indian Subcontinent to China (Guangdong), Jawa to Lesser Sunda Is..
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- Maharashtra →Rajasthan →Telangana →
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How to identify Heart-Leaf Indigo
Identify Heart-Leaf 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 herb 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: June-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Heart-Leaf Indigo.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera cordifolia
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- SE. Asia, Africa through middle-east to India, Indonesia, N. Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- 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 Heart-Leaf 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 Heart-Leaf Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Heart-Leaf Indigo
Heart-Leaf Indigo (Indigofera cordifolia) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana and 9 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from June to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Heart-Leaf Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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