As recorded for Birdsville Indigo
Indigofera linnaei
Birdsville Indigo ചെംപുള്ളടി
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- July-January
Birdsville Indigo in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | ചെംപുള്ളടി | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Malayalam
- ചെംപുള്ളടി
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Indigofera tsiangiana. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Sudan, China (S. Sichuan, Yunnan) to Trop. Asia, Australia.
- Recorded habitat
- Forests of foothills, grasslands and waste places
- Explore nearby plants
- Telangana →Rajasthan →Gujarat →
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How to identify Birdsville Indigo
Identify Birdsville Indigo by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka and nearby regions.
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
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Birdsville Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
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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