• Family : FABACEAE
  (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
• Subfamily : Faboideae
• Species : Indigofera glabra
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Indigofera glabra L.
• Vernacular name : Pulchintaku (Tel.)
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : September-April
• Comments : Occasional in open and mixed deciduous forests.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Samrajyakonda Hills (Ananthapur district), Gundumala R.F. (Ananthapur district), Nallamalai Hills (Prakasham district), Mamandur R.F. (Chittoor district), Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Puri district, Barapahad Sanctuary (Sambalpur district), Satkosia Tiger Reserve (Angul district) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam
• 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 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa
• 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 glabra. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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