Herbarium JCB

Indigofera cassioides Rottler ex DC.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Indigofera cassioides
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Indigofera cassioides DC.
Vernacular name : Sakona, Hakna (Hin.); Naarinchi (Tam.); Siralli vuyye, Siralli vuyya, Konda neeli (Tel.); Giral, Gibidi, Giliri, Jheli (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-352
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R., Navendu Page & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 23/03/16
Collection Locality : Yercaud Hills, Salem district, Tamil Nadu State
Habit : Shrub
Flower, Fruit : November-May
Comments : Occasional on hills above 750 m and in slopes of deciduous forests.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); West Godavari district, Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Khurda district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar, China, Siam, Indo-China, Thailand
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.; Naidu, M.T, O.A. Kumar & M. Venkaiah (2015). Vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of Modapalli in Viskhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(10): 7683-7690
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 cassioides. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.