Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long (syn: Indigofera leptostachya sensu Baker (misapplied)); Native: Bhutan; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Daman, Delhi, Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Nepal Indigofera exilis is a perennial shrub which occurs in forests and is also found in secondary grassland communities in the cloud forest belt of the Lower Langtang Valley, Nepal.
These shrubs have been flowering for about a month now. Please advise if I am misidentifying it. Indigofera exilis—Slender Indigo Near Dal Lake, Dharamshala, HP 1800m 25 June 2016 I like your macros very much. Yes, this is Indigofera exilis I found seedpods a couple of days back on the same plant and thought of sharing them here. 2 images. Thanks ... I am always happy to find seedpods to add to the set and to understand more.
SK64AUG6-2016:ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Sharing some pictures for identification shot at Kakani, Nepal on 28 July 2016 at 6000 ft. Check for comparative images of Indigofera ? Looks like it matches with Indigofera exilis. Any further validation?
Family: Fabaceae Date: 24th May 2015 Place: Renuka Ji-Haripurdhar Route, Himachal Pradesh Habit: Shrub Altitude: 1200-1400 metres above sea level I think close to images at Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long
SK812 19 OCT-2017:ID : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Location: Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal Date: 6 September 2017 Elevation : 7700 ft. Fabaceae ..??? Pl. check comparative images at Looks like matching but I do not have idea about the minimum height of the plant. This plant was something like matted on the ground with hardly 5/6 inches height !
Another flower from my jumbled folders... Location Kalatope, Chamba Altitude 2100 mts Habitat wild HAbit Shrub Height 3 feet Season September Perhaps Indigofera heterantha Sir but the Indigofera heterantha from Pangi looks different.. The link for that is - efi thread could this be Indigofera exilis
SK1336 31 JUL 2018 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)- around 600 kb each. Location: Kakani, Nepal Altitude :6600 ft. Date: 20 June 2018 Habit : WildIndigofera heterantha Brandis ??? I think close to images at Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long rather than those at Indigofera heterantha Brandis
SK2052 16 July 2019 : 10 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)- around 700 kb each. Location: Phulchoki, Lalitpur Date: 3 July 2019 Elevation: 2207 m. Habit : Wild Which Leguminosae ? Pl. check comparative images at Indigofera Plant is hardly 30 cm. in height and spreading to floor which does not look like matching with characteristic descriptions of the both. What about leaves, corolla and calyx? On checking, these seem to be young plants and may get bigger an bushy with time. So Pl. check Close to which one in flowers ?- Would like to go with Indigofera exilis
Indigofera exilis Grierson & D.G.Long : 6 posts by 1 author. 6 images- 7 mb each. Location: Latha Bhanjyang, Phulchoki Date: 20 June 2020 Elevation: 2162 m. Habitat: Wild References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 ILDIS IIIM (Specimen) Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Biodiversity of Bhutan IUCN Red List (LC) |
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