Indigofera trifoliata L.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Fabaceae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Synonym(s) : Indigofera trifoliata var. multicaulis (DC.) Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Indigofera trifoliata L.
  • Common name : Three-leaved Indigofera
  • Vernacular name :
    • Jangli methi (Hindi)
    • Baragadamu (Telugu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Open and dry deciduous forests, also in degraded areas
  • Comments / notes : Fairly common on hill slopes from 700- 1000m.
  • Key identification features : Perennial herbs with spreading branches; Flowers red.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Collector(s) Name : K. Sankara Rao, Arun Singh, Raja K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 19/11/2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0165
  • Collection Locality : Palamner forest range, Chittoor district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Y.S.R. Kadapa district, Chittoor district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kollam district
    • Odisha : Nayagarh district, Puri district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruvannamalai district, Vellore district, Salem district, Coimbatore district, Kanyakumari district, Madurai district, Thanjavur district, Dharmapuri district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district, Tiruchirapalli district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bismarck Archipelago, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bismarck Archipelago, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 210-211
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  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Flora Online. http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Indigofera trifoliata. Downloaded on 27 January 2026.

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