✿Fabaceae · Indigofera
Heart-Leaf Indigo
Indigofera cordifolia
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- June-January
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Heart-Leaf Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- बेचका
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.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Heart-Leaf Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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