✿Fabaceae · Indigofera
Shrubby Indigo
Indigofera suffruticosa
UndershrubMedicinal
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Chhattisgarh
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera suffruticosa
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Chhattisgarh
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“It is an erect branching shrub growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall with pinnate leaves, and is commonly found growing in dry, highly disturbed areas such as roadsides and fallow fields.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shrubby Indigo 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 Shrubby Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- അമരി, Indigofera suffruticosa
About Shrubby Indigo
Shrubby Indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Chhattisgarh.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Shrubby Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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