• Family : FABACEAE
  (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
• Subfamily : Faboideae
• Species : Indigofera astragalina
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Indigofera astragalina DC.
• Common name : Silky Indigo
• Collection Nos : HJCB-E-279
• Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
• Collection Date : 02/01/16
• Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
• Habitat : Open deciduous forest
• Key identification features : A hardy annual with dense, silky hairs on the stem. Leaves are compound, hairy; leaflets elliptic and rounded at the apex. Flowers are small (0.5-1 cm across) and clustered in long, often terminal spikes (5-20 cm). Pod is hairy. Commonly seen in open places on poor soil.
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : August-February
• Comments : Common in open and dry deciduous forests.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Tippukaadu R.F. (Vellore district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Kadapa district, Balaparalla Gutta (Chittoor district), Nagarjunakonda Hills (Guntur district), Srikakulam district, Kondapalli Hills (Krishna district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Brooks Hills (SBP), Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Pantropical
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
• 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 astragalina. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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