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Indigofera colutea Sensu J.B.Gillett, p.p.

Synonym: Indigofera zenkeri Baker f.
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📚 Overview
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Summary
Herb
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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    Brief
    Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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      Description
      Erect perennial herbs. Leaves 6 cm long; leaflets 7 pairs, 12 x 7 mm, obovate, obtuse, cuspidate, hairy; stipules lanceolate. Racemes 5 cm long, axillary, slender. Flowers 5 mm long; calyx-lobes linear; petals exserted, glabrous, pink. Pods 21 x 2 mm, terete, densely glandular hairy; seeds 1.5 x 1.5 mm, cubical, smooth.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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        Habit: Shrub
        G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: September-December
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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            Miscellaneous Details
            Notes: Coast to Low Altitude, Dry Localities, moist deciduous forests also in the plains
            G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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              📚 Habitat and Distribution
              General Habitat
              Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles, also in the plains
              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                Open grassy ground, fallow agricultural fields
                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                  Description
                  Global Distribution

                  Paleotropics

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram, Thrissur

                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                    Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Dhule Karnataka: Belgaum, Mysore, N. Kanara Kerala: Idukki, Malapuram, Palakkad, Thrissur Tamil Nadu: Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Madurai, Nilgiri, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Tiruchchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Thoothukkudi, Tiruvannamalai
                    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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                      Global Distribution

                      India: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat; Australia, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Yemen

                      Indian Distribution

                      Plains of Assam

                      Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
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                        References
                        1. Indigofera colutea (Burm. f.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 19: 355. 1921; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 163. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 187. 1992 & in Hajra et. al., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 21: 39. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 144. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 202. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 108. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 98. 1999.
                        2. Indigofera viscosa Lam., Encycl. 3: 247. 1789; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 95. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 311(220). 1919.
                        3. Galega colutea Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 172. 1768.
                        1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984,Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
                        Information Listing > References
                        1. Indigofera colutea (Burm. f.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 19: 355. 1921; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 163. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 187. 1992 & in Hajra et. al., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 21: 39. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 144. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 202. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 108. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 98. 1999.
                        2. Indigofera viscosa Lam., Encycl. 3: 247. 1789; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 95. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 311(220). 1919.
                        3. Galega colutea Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 172. 1768.
                        4. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984,Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
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                        🐾 Taxonomy
                        RootRoot
                        KingdomPlantae
                        PhylumTracheophyta
                        ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                        OrderFabales
                        FamilyFabaceae
                        GenusIndigofera
                        SpeciesIndigofera zenkeri Baker f.
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