Andhi-Neel / Hairy Indigo
Indigofera hirsuta
Also known as Rough Hairy Indigo
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- July-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera hirsuta
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Plains to high altitude hills
- Habitat type
- Plains
- Distribution
- Paleotopics
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Andhi-Neel 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 Andhi-Neel itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- अंधी नील Andhi-neel, काली काठी kali kathi
- Tamil
- Tattaikkarunkollu
- Malayalam
- Kattu-tagera
About Andhi-Neel
Hairy Indigo (Indigofera hirsuta) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and 12 other states. It grows in plains to high altitude hills. Flowering and fruiting run from July to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Andhi-Neel belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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