MH055 : Indigofera astragalina DC. |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
134 |
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| Class |
: Equisetopsida |
| Order |
: Fabales |
| Family |
: Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family |
| Genus |
: Indigofera L. - indigo |
| Species |
: Indigofera astragalina DC. |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
On hills slope in open situations |
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| Plant Category : |
Herbs |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
- |
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| Plant Family : |
Leguminosae |
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| Plant Common Name : |
Silky Indigo, Dagadia, Ranmethi, Phuljhadi; |
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| Synonym : |
Indigofera hirsuta sensu auct.
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| Description : |
Erect or spreading annual, up to 1.5 m tall; stem pilose, hairs stiff, mostly brown. Leaf imparipinnately compound, petiole up to 2 cm long, pilose; rachis up to 7 cm long, pilose; leaflets 5-11, up to 40 mm long and 25 mm wide, pilose on both sides; petiolules c. 2 mm long; stipules up to 1 cm long. Inflorescence a raceme, peduncle 25 mm long, hirsute. Bract up to 5 mm long, caducous. Pedicel c. 1 mm long. Calyx c. 4 mm long, brown hirsute, teeth linear setaceous, cup very small. Vexillum c. 4-4.5 mm long. Fruit tetragonal, c. 10-20 mm long, c. 3 mm wide, hirsute, up to 6-seeded. Fl.Per.: August-October. |
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| Reference : |
~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :
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