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As recorded for Indigofera santapaui
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Indigofera santapaui

Indigofera santapaui

Habit
Herb

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 (Maharashtra).

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How to identify Indigofera santapaui

Identify Indigofera santapaui 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 type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
  • Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
  • Confirm flower colour: Purple.
  • Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Indigofera santapaui.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Indigofera santapaui
Genus
Indigofera
Family
Fabaceae
Habit
Herb

Leaf characters

Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk) leaf type
Leaf type
Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Pubescent (softly hairy) leaf surface
Leaf surface
Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded

Typical of the family

Alternate arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Indigofera santapaui itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
PurplerecordedPurple or violet

Typical of the family

Raceme inflorescence
Inflorescence
Raceme
Fruit
Legume

Characters marked “recorded” are for Indigofera santapaui itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Indigofera santapaui

A member of the Fabaceae family, Indigofera santapaui is a herb.

Illustration representing the Fabaceae family
Botanical family

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

Indigofera santapaui belongs to the Fabaceae family.

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