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Indigofera zollingeriana
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Indigofera zollingeriana Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. 1: 310. 1855; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 198. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 155. 1994; Sanjappa in Hajra et. al., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 21: 159. 1995; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 183. 2005.
Indigofera teysmannii Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. 1: 1083. 1858; Joseph, Indian J. Bot. 5:126.1982; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 89. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 153. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 130. 1985.
Indigofera benthamiana Hance, Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 4, 18: 219. 1862; Ravi, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 73: 242. 1976.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Zollinger's Indigo
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Description:
Small trees. Leaves odd-pinnate, to 30 cm long; leaflets 15-23, opposite, ovate lanceate to oblong-lanceate, 5-10 by 2-3.5 cm, base obtuse, apex gradually acute, pubescent. Racemes to 20 cm long, axillary. Flowers dense, 10-12 mm long; calyx subequally 5-lobed; corolla deep-pink; ovary linear. Pods cylindric, slightly curved, prominently beaked. Seeds 10-15, flat.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
Kasaragode, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Native of South China; now introduced in some parts of South India
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Pathanamthitta, Tolpetty, Taliparamba, Boneccord, Nilamel
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