• Family : FABACEAE
  (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
• Subfamily : Faboideae
• Species : Indigofera linifolia
• Synonym : Indigofera linifolia var. campbellii Baker
• Basionym : Hedysarum linifolium L.f.
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Indigofera linifolia (L.f.) Retz.
• Common name : Narrowleaf Indigo
• Vernacular name : Torki, Ratnamala, Ratanjot (Hin.); Tandikhodebha (San.)
• Collection Nos : HJCB-E-379
• Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
• Collection Date : 13/12/14
• Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
• Habitat : Deciduous forest
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : September-January
• Comments : Occasional in plains to 900 m in pastureland, fallow fields, gravelly and in bare ground.
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Kanchipuram district, Tippukaadu R.F. (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Hoganekkal R.F. (Dharmapuri district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district) (Tamil Nadu State); Samrajyakonda Hills (Ananthapur district), Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Pinjarakonda Hills (East Godavari district), Borra Caves (Visakhapatnam district), Gani R.F. (Kurnool district), Guvalacheruvvu R.F. (Kadapa district), Nellore district, Araku Valley (Visakhapatnam district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Nalgonda district (Telangana State); Ushakothi R.F. (Sambalpur district), Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Africa, Himalaya, China, South & South-East Asia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Indigofera linifolia. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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