Indigofera tinctoria L.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Indigofera tinctoria
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Indigofera tinctoria L.
  • Common name : Madras Indigo, Common Indigo, Indian Indigo
  • Vernacular name : Nil (Hin.); Neeli, Neele gida Olle neele (Kan.); Avuri (Tam.); Auiri, Nili (Tel.); Nili (Ori.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-197
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 13/12/14
  • Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Comments : Occasional in open and dry deciduous forests. Sometimes cultivated for the Indigo dye.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • 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
  • 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 tinctoria. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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