Bhangra / Narrowleaf Indigo
Indigofera linifolia var. linifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- September-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera linifolia var. linifolia
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Africa, Himalayas, South and Southeast Asia, Malaysia, China, New Guinea, Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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 Bhangra 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 Bhangra itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- भंगरा bhangra, भुरभुरा bhurbhura, पाण्डरफली pandarphali
- Bengali
- ভাঙড়া bhangra
- Kannada
- ಗಂಜಿಕಸ ganjikasa
- Marathi
- बरबाडा barbada, लाल गोधडी lal godhadi, पांढरफळी pandharphali, लाल गोधडी
About Bhangra
Narrowleaf Indigo (Indigofera linifolia var. linifolia) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana, Rajasthan and 16 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Bhangra belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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