✿Fabaceae · Indigofera
Five-Leaf Indigo
Indigofera glabra
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Chhattisgarh
- Flowering
- August-April
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Five-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 Five-Leaf Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Five-Leaf Indigo
Five-Leaf Indigo (Indigofera glabra) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Chhattisgarh. It grows in open and mixed deciduous forests, also in plains. Flowering and fruiting run from August to April.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Five-Leaf Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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