Indigofera aspalathoides Vahl ex DC.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Indigofera aspalathoides
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Indigofera aspalathoides DC.
  • Common name : Wiry Indigo
  • Vernacular name : Shiva malli (Kan.); Sivanar vaembu (Tam.)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Occasional in plains in gravelly soil on grazing ground, scrub jungles in full sun.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Tippukaadu R.F. (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Kanchipuram district, Erode district (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Narashimulukonda (Nellore district), Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Cuttack district, Puri district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; 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; 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 aspalathoides. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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