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Indigofera longiracemosa
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Indigofera longiracemosa Boiv. ex Baill., Bull. Soc. Linn. Pairs 1: 399. 1883, ‘longeracemosa’; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 312(220). 1918; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 152. 1984; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 192. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 153. 1994; Sanjappa in Hajra et. al., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 21: 99. 1995; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 183. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Neelayamari
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Erect subshrubs; branchlets terete; leaflets 7-9, opposite, obovate, odd one larger, 8-16 by 4-10 mm, base cuneate, apex obtuse, mucronate, both surfaces appressed pubescent, membranous. Racemes axillary, c. 2 cm long. Flowers dense; corolla pinkish-purple. Pods cylindric, straight, shortly beaked. Seeds 6-10, obscurely angular.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-November
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
River banks and wastelands, often grown as medicinal plants
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Distribution:
India, Africa and Madagascar
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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):
Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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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:
-100
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Localities:
Kallar
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