Indigofera linifolia

Indigofera linifolia
Close-up of flowers
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Indigofera
Species:
I. linifolia
Binomial name
Indigofera linifolia
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Anil linifolia (L.f.) Kuntze
    • Anil linifolia var. lanceolata Kuntze
    • Anil linifolia var. normalis Kuntze
    • Hallia glauca Zipp. ex Span.
    • Hedysarum linifolium L.f.
    • Indigofera albicans Span.
    • Indigofera albicans R.Br.
    • Indigofera linifolia subsp. campbellii (Wight) Panigrahi & Murti
    • Indigofera polygonoides J.C.Wendl.
    • Indigofera roxburghii Tausch
    • Sphaeridiophorum abyssinicum Jaub. & Spach

Indigofera linifolia, the narrowleaf indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is very widely distributed from Sudan eastwards to the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Malesia, New Guinea and Australia, and it has been introduced to Réunion and New Caledonia.[1] Livestock can consume it as fodder, and in times of famine humans can grind and bake the seeds into a bread.[2] It grows on dry slopes, grasslands, and riversides.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Indigofera linifolia (L.f.) Retz". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ Rao, Piratla N.; Reddy, B. V. N. (1981). "Autecological Studies in Indigofera Linifolia (L. f.) Retz. I. Germination Behaviour of the Seeds" (PDF). The Journal of the Indian Botanical Society. 60 (1): 51–57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Indigofera linifolia in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.


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