Birdsville Indigo
Indigofera linnaei
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- July-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera linnaei
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Forests of foothills, grasslands and waste places
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia to Australia and West Africa
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Puducherry, Punjab, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The compound leaves are up to 3 cm long, with (generally) 7 or 9 obovate, alternate leaflets which have a mucronate apex and are about 8–15 mm long and 2–5 mm wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf shape
- ObovaterecordedEgg-shaped but broader near the tip rather than the base.“The compound leaves are up to 3 cm long, with (generally) 7 or 9 obovate, alternate leaflets which have a mucronate apex and are about 8–15 mm long and 2–5 mm wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Birdsville Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
- Flower arrangement
- SpikerecordedFlowers arranged directly on a central stem without individual stalks.“The inflorescence is a subsessile, dense, a glomerule-like spike, 1–2 cm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“The pod is oblong and silky, about 3–7 mm long, pointed at apex, and usually contains two seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Birdsville Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ചെംപുള്ളടി
About Birdsville Indigo
A member of the Fabaceae family, Birdsville Indigo (Indigofera linnaei) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and 14 other states. It grows in forests of foothills, grasslands and waste places. Flowering and fruiting run from July to January.
Uses
Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Birdsville Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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