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✿Fabaceae · Indigofera

Indigofera uniflora

Koggidi / One-Flowered Indigo ಕೊಗ್ಗಿಡಿ

Kannada name · See all regional names ↓

Habit
Herb
Found in India
Karnataka, Kerala
Flowering
September-December
One plant. Many familiar names.

Koggidi 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.

Recorded regional names for Koggidi
LanguageRegional scriptRecorded Latin spelling
Kannadaಕೊಗ್ಗಿಡಿKoggidi
See the original recorded names
Kannada
ಕೊಗ್ಗಿಡಿ Koggidi

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: India.

Recorded habitat
Deciduous forests and denuded hillocks
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Karnataka →Kerala →

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How to identify Koggidi

Identify Koggidi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a herb 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: September-December.
  • In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala.
  • Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Koggidi.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Indigofera uniflora
Genus
Indigofera
Family
Fabaceae
Habit
Herb
Habitat
Deciduous forests and denuded hillocks
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
India
Found in India
Karnataka, Kerala
Flowering & fruiting
September-December
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk) leaf type
Leaf type
Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Pubescent (softly hairy) leaf surface
Leaf surface
Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded

Typical of the family

Alternate arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Koggidi itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
PurplerecordedPurple or violet

Typical of the family

Raceme inflorescence
Inflorescence
Raceme
Fruit
Legume

Characters marked “recorded” are for Koggidi itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Koggidi

One-Flowered Indigo (Indigofera uniflora) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in deciduous forests and denuded hillocks. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.

Illustration representing the Fabaceae family
Botanical family

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

Koggidi belongs to the Fabaceae family.

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