Common indigo
Indigofera tinctoria
Also known as Madras indigo, Bengal Indigo, Black Henna, Dyers Indigo, East Asian Indigo Plant, Wild Indigo
UndershrubMedicinal
About Common indigo
Indigofera tinctoria, also called true indigo, is a species of plant from the bean family that was one of the original sources of indigo dye.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera tinctoria
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Degraded forest areas and waste places Key identification features : Procumbent herb
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- नील neel, नीलिका nilika, नील
- Bengali
- নীল neel, নীল
- Tamil
- அவுரி avuri, நீலி nili, அவுரி
- Telugu
- అవిరి aviri, నీలిచెట్టు nilichettu
- Kannada
- ಅಂಜೂರ ನೀಲಿ anjoora neeli, ಹೆಣ್ಣು ನೀಲಿ hennu neeli, ನೀಲಿ ಗಿಡ neeli gida
- Malayalam
- അമരി amari, നീലയമരി nilayamari, നീലയമരി
- Marathi
- नीळ neel, नीली nili
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Common indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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