MPdb: Melghat's Plant databank

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MH059 : Indigofera linnaei Ali

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. :

139

Class	: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order	: Fabales
Family	: Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family
Genus	: Indigofera L. - indigo
Species	: Indigofera linnaei Ali

Plant Location in Melghat :

In fields, open grasslands

Plant Category :

Herbs

Plant's Current Status :

Plant Family :

Leguminosae

Plant Common Name :

Birdsville Indigo, Leel, Latahai, Bekario, Bhingule

Synonym :

Hedysarum prostratum Burm. f.
Hedysarum prostratum L.
Indigofera dominii Eichler
Indigofera enneaphylla L.
Indigofera prostrata (L.) Domin
Indigofera tsiangiana F.P. Metcalf

Description :

Stem trailing prostrate, much branched, pubescent, hairs appressed, white. Leaf imparipinnately compound, leaflets alternate, (5) 7-9-(11) per leaf, c. 7-12 mm long, c. 2-5 mm broad, sessile, obtuse to emarginate, pubescent on both sides; stipules c. 3 mm long, lateral, free, pubescent. Inflorescence a spike, peduncle 0-2 cm long. Bract c. 2 mm long. Calyx c. 3-4 mm long, pubescent towards the outer side, teeth longer than the cup. Corolla bright red. Vexillum c. 4 mm long. Fruit c. 3-6 mm long, c. 2-3 mm broad, pubescent, dehiscent, apicu¬late, 1-3-seeded. Fl .Per.: October.

Curated Medicinal Use / Activity :

Plant's Phytochemicals :

Reference :

~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :

~ Sonika Jain, Jaya Dwivedi, Pankaj Kumar Jain, Swaha Satpathy and Arjun Patra; "Medicinal Plants for Treatment of Cancer: A Brief Review"; Pharmacogn. J. (2016); 8(2): 87-102 PMID :