As recorded for Punal-Murunkai
Indigofera trita var. trita
Punal-Murunkai / Asian Indigo புனல்முருங்கை
Tamil name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Puducherry
- Flowering
- August-March
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 Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. Old World.
- Recorded habitat
- Deciduous forests, waste places and margins of forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Puducherry →
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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: August-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Puducherry.
- 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. 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
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. 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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