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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Indigofera tinctoria L.
FAMILY
Fabaceae Lindl.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
OTHER FAMILY:
Papilionaceae
TRIBE
Faboideae
SUBTRIBE
Indigofereae
GENUS
Indigofera L.
SPECIES
tinctoria L. Sp. pl. 2:751. 1753
Plant Description
Shrub, 60-120 cm tall, branches pubescent, hairs appressed. Leaves 1.2-12.5 cm long; leaflets 7-13, c. 5-26 mm long, elliptic or oblong, glabrous to subglabrous above, appressly pubescent below; petiolule c. 1 mm long; stipules small. Inflorescence a subsessile raceme, c. 5-12 cm long. Calyx c. 1-1.5 mm long, pubescent, teeth as long as the tube. Corolla pink. Vexillum c. 4-4.5 mm long. Fruit 1.8-3.8 cm long, c. 2.5 mm broad, straight or slightly curved, glabrous, 10-12-seeded.
Flowering Period: November-December.
