As recorded for Punal-Murunkai
Indigofera trita var. marginulata
Punal-Murunkai / Asian Indigo புனல்முருங்கை
Tamil name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- November-December
Punal-Murunkai in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Tamil | புனல்முருங்கை | punal-murunkai |
| Telugu | జీడి వెంపలి | jidi vempali |
See the original recorded names
- Tamil
- புனல்முருங்கை punal-murunkai
- Telugu
- జీడి వెంపలి jidi vempali
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: S. India.
- Recorded habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Punal-Murunkai
Identify Punal-Murunkai 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: November-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Punal-Murunkai.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera trita var. marginulata
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-December
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 Punal-Murunkai 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 Punal-Murunkai itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Punal-Murunkai
Asian Indigo (Indigofera trita var. marginulata) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Punal-Murunkai belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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