✿Fabaceae · Indigofera
Punal-Murunkai / Asian Indigo
Indigofera trita var. maffei
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Punal-Murunkai 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 Punal-Murunkai itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- புனல்முருங்கை punal-murunkai
- Telugu
- జీడి వెంపలి jidi vempali
About Punal-Murunkai
A member of the Fabaceae family, Asian Indigo (Indigofera trita var. maffei) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 8 other states. It grows in dry evergreen to dry deciduous forests.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Punal-Murunkai belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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