Punal-Murunkai / Asian Indigo
Indigofera trita var. trita
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Puducherry
- Flowering
- August-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Indigofera trita var. trita
- Genus
- Indigofera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, waste places and margins of forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka,Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Africa, Malay Islands, N. Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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
Asian Indigo (Indigofera trita var. trita) is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Puducherry. It grows in deciduous forests, waste places and margins of forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Punal-Murunkai belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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