Indigofera cordifolia Heyne ex Roth

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Indigofera cordifolia Roth
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bechka (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : On poor gravelly soil of foothills of scrub and deciduous forests.
  • Key identification features : Prostrate silvery or grey pubescent herb in stony ground and black cotton soil
  • Flower, Fruit : June-January
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Srikakulam district, Kadapa district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, Chikkamagaluru district, Chitradurga district, Davanagare district, Dharwad district, Hassan district, Mysuru district, Tumakuru district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Khurda district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruchirapalli district, Vellore district, Coimbatore district, Dharmapuri district, Tirunelveli district, Salem district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • World Distribution : SE. Asia, Africa through middle-east to India, Indonesia, N. Australia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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 and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Cecil J. Saldanha, S. R. Ramesh (1984). Flora of Karnataka State vol. 1. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Indigofera cordifolia. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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