Indigofera colutea (Burm.f.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 19:355. 1921 (Syn: Galega colutea Burm.f.; Indigofera consanguinea Klotzsch; Indigofera glutinosa DC.; Indigofera inquinans Willd.; Indigofera junodii N.E.Br.; Indigofera laotica Hosok.; Indigofera lateria Willd.; Indigofera multifoliata De Wild.; Indigofera seticulosa Harv.; Indigofera viscosa Lam.); Erect perennial herbs. Leaves 6 cm long; leaflets 7 pairs, 12 x 7 mm, obovate, obtuse, cuspidate, hairy; stipules lanceolate. Racemes 5 cm long, axillary, slender. Flowers 5 mm long; calyx-lobes linear; petals exserted, glabrous, pink. Pods 21 x 2 mm, terete, densely glandular hairy; seeds 1.5 x 1.5 mm, cubical, smooth. Flowering and fruiting: September-December Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles, also in the plains Paleotropics Indigofera for identification 040913MK02 : Attachments (6). 3 posts by 2 authors. Please help me to identify this herb found in a fallow land. Plant grow up to a height of 50 cm. Date: 12 July 2013 Alt.: 145 m asl Place: Erode dist, TN It may be Indigofera colutea (= I. viscosa). Thanks a lot for the identification Sir. Indigofera colutea (Burm.f.) Merr. SN Oct 50 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3) Indigofera colutea (Burm.f.) Merr, ANNOV23/23 Indigofera colutea (Burm.f.) Merr. : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) Family: Fabaceae Date: October 2015 Place: Savandurga, Ramanagara District, Karnataka Habit: Shrub Habitat: Scrub forest References: The Plant List Ver. 1.1 ILDIS GRIN Flora of Pakistan Flora of China India Biodiversity Portal Flora of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India (Description & Keys) |
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