As recorded for Mysore Panicled Indigo
Indigofera mysorensis
Mysore Panicled Indigo
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- September-January
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India to NW. Myanmar.
- Recorded habitat
- In the crevices of rocks in scrub forests, also on exposed rocky slopes
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How to identify Mysore Panicled Indigo
Identify Mysore Panicled 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 undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mysore Panicled Indigo.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera mysorensis
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- In the crevices of rocks in scrub forests, also on exposed rocky slopes
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mysore Panicled Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mysore Panicled Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Mysore Panicled Indigo
Mysore panicled Indigo (Indigofera mysorensis) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in in the crevices of rocks in scrub forests, also on exposed rocky slopes. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Mysore Panicled Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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