As recorded for Zollinger's Indigo
Indigofera zollingeriana
Zollinger's Indigo
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Mizoram, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- September-October
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Assam to Nansei-shotō and Borneo.
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- Mizoram →Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Zollinger's Indigo
Identify Zollinger's Indigo by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree 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-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Mizoram, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Zollinger's Indigo.
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
Characters marked “recorded” are for Zollinger's Indigo 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 Zollinger's Indigo itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Zollinger's Indigo
Zollinger's indigo (Indigofera zollingeriana) is a tree in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Mizoram and Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from September to October.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Zollinger's Indigo belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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